Storing the Battery | Compaq Presario 700 manual

Caring for Your Battery

Storing the Battery

Your Notebook uses a Li-Ion(lithium-ion) battery. If you will not be using your Notebook for an extended period of time (2 weeks), you must take precautions to ensure that your battery is stored correctly.

■Use your Notebook until the battery is drained to 50 percent.

■Remove the battery and store it separately.

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Tip You may store your battery within the following temperature range: 32° F to 113° F (0° C to 45° C). To extend its operating life, store the battery in a cool dry place.

Tip Temperature plays an important role in recharging your battery. To gain maximum capacity, allow both the battery and your Notebook to cool to 68° F (20° C), which is room temperature, before recharging the battery.

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Compaq Presario 700 manual Storing the Battery

Contents

Mobile Internet PC User’s Guide Page Contents Using Your Notebook Using the CD or DVD Drive Glossary Index Introduction Documentation Where Can I Find Information?Getting Started Poster Warranty Certificate Safety and Comfort GuideMobile Internet PC User’s Guide Viewing or Printing a Guide on the CD Symbols Symbols and GraphicsGraphics Safety Turning off your Notebook PC Protecting Your Notebook During An Electrical Storm Your Notebook at a Glance Common Features Front of Your Notebook Lower Front Panel Easy Access Buttons and Lights Fn+F1 Button Description Default Button ActionFn+F2 Function Key Combinations Button Description Left and Right Panels Components on Left Side Components on Right Side Back Panel Components on Back Underside Components on Underside Using Your Notebook Power On Don’ts Plugging and Unplugging AC PowerDo’s Surge Protectors Why Use AC Power When I’ve Got a Battery? Turning Your Notebook On and Off Power Button Functionality Using Battery Power Inserting and Removing the Battery Mobile Internet PC User’s Guide Charging the Battery See also Battery Care in of this guide Using the TouchPad Instead of a Mouse Using Keyboard and Pointing DeviceLeft-Click Right-Click Tapping and Double-TappingEasy Scroll Button Cad goes here Edge Motion Easy Access Buttons Reprogramming the Easy Access Buttons Storage Drives Identifying Your Storage Drives Power-On Password Using the Security SlotSecurity Setting the Password Removing the Password Common Tasks Video Connection Switching Between DisplaysKey External Ext. Monitor + Combination Connecting and Enabling S-Video Common Tasks Software and Hardware Installing Software from a CD or Floppy DiskAdding and Removing Software Installing Hardware Devices Upgrading your Notebook’s Memory Cad goes here Cad goes here Mobile Internet PC User’s Guide Connecting a Modem Cable Modem Mobile Internet PC User’s Guide Connecting a Network Cable Using the CD or DVD Drive CD or DVD Drive Inserting a Disc Removing a Disc Manually Ejecting a Disc Audio CDs and DVD Video Discs Playing Audio CDs Playing Non-DVD Video Discs Using the DVD Player DVDs Identifying Your DVD Region Setting On-Screen Controls Cad goes here Using the CD or DVD Drive Installing CD-RW Software CD-RW Basics Accessing CD-RW Software User Information Using CD-RW Software Media Uses Preventing Buffer Underrun Errors Caring for Your Battery Battery Care Using the Battery Checking Battery Power Storing the Battery Recycling the Battery Battery Calibration Calibrating the Battery Mobile Internet PC User’s Guide Maximizing Battery Operating Time Battery Charging Time Mobile Internet PC User’s Guide What Is Power Management? Power ManagementUnderstanding Power Management Starting and Ending Power Modes If you want to Then Result/Indicators Power ª light Fixing a Low-Battery Condition Replace the Drained Battery with a Charged One Connect the AC Adapter Suspend Your Work Preventive Maintenance Cleaning the Exterior of your Notebook External Care of Your Notebook Cleaning the Keyboard Cleaning the Display Screen Cleaning the TouchPad Cleaning the External Mouse Caring for Your Notebook Do’s Solutions Backup Utilities Basic SolutionsUsing Backup Devices Accessing Compaq Help and Support Compaq Help and Support Using Online Help and Support for Additional Assistance Customer Communities Helpful Hints Finding Solutions Quickly Volume icon on Solution TablesAudio Symptom Problem Solution Audio and Video Volume icon is Place volume Symptom Problem SolutionVolume Down Volume control Settings tab Video or Display Symptom Problem SolutionDisplay Video or Display Symptom Display settings Battery and Power Battery Symptom Problem Solution CD or DVD Drive Symptom Problem Solution Mass-Storage My Computer g window Floppy Drive Symptom Problem SolutionFloppy a drive Internet Symptom Problem Solution Games Symptom Problem SolutionGames and Internet Internet Fn+Num Lk or Keyboard and TouchPad Symptom Problem SolutionKeyboard and TouchPad Shift+Num Lk does Keyboard and TouchPad Power ª buttonDefaults button Mouse PC Cards Symptom Problem Solution Memory Symptom Problem SolutionMemory and PC Cards Glossary See also main memory Glossary Desktop See Windows desktop Directory See folder Double-click See also peripheral See also secure Web site Internet Explorer and Windows See also Svga and XGA See also hyperlink See Microsoft Internet Explorer Link See hyperlink Microsoft Internet Explorer See also interface and digital See also Microsoft Windows Netscape Navigator a Web See also modem and network See also Microsoft Windows and interface Parallel port a connector on See also digital and serial port See also right-click See also microprocessor See also pop-up menu Glossary See also digital and program Taskbar See Windows taskbar See also anti-virus software See Internet phoneWeb See World Wide Web Glossary Glossary Index Index Index Index