Dell 110L manual Recalibrating a Battery Using the System Setup Utility, Removing a Battery

Recalibrating a Battery Using the System Setup Utility

1Connect the computer to an electrical outlet.

2Turn on (or restart) the computer.

3When the DELL logo appears, press <F2> immediately. If you wait too long and the logo for the Microsoft® Windows® operating system appears, continue to wait until you see the Windows desktop. Then shut down your computer and try again.

NOTE: For information about a specific item on a system setup screen highlight the item and see the Help area on the screen.

4Using the down-arrow key, select Battery Info.

•The Battery Recalibration Process screen appears, showing the functions (Charge or Discharge) on the left of the screen, and the Battery Info charge status on the right of the screen.

•The AC adapter begins charging the battery. The Charge Battery to Full option is highlighted on the left of the screen. The percent charged information is displayed on the right of the screen.

•The AC adapter charges the battery until the battery gauge states 100% charged. The battery light turns off after the battery is fully charged.

5Ensure that the battery light is off.

6Disconnect the computer from the electrical outlet.

The battery discharges until the battery gauge states 0% charged. The Discharge Battery to Empty option is highlighted on the left of the screen. When the battery is completely discharged, the computer automatically turns off.

7Connect the computer to the electrical outlet.

8Allow the AC adapter to charge the battery until the battery light turns off.

NOTE: You can operate your computer while the battery is charging. However, do not operate your computer using battery power until the battery is fully charged.

Removing a Battery

CAUTION: Before performing these procedures, remove all peripheral connectors such as phone cord, network cable, external monitor cable, or USB cables and devices.

1Ensure that the computer is turned off and disconnected from the electrical outlet.

2If the computer is connected to the USB port replicator, disconnect it. See the documentation that came with your USB port replicator for instructions.

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