WHITE PAPER

May 2001

Prepared by

Access Business Group

Commercial Notebook

Division

Compaq Computer

Corporation

CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY1

PRE-USECONSIDERATIONS... 2

BATTERY

 

CHARACTERISTICS IN

 

SHIP MODE .................

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REMOVING THE BATTERY

FROM SHIP MODE .......

2

BATTERY

 

CALIBRATION

 

DEFINED .....................

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CALIBRATION WITH

THE COMPAQ POWER

MANAGEMENT SUITE

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STEPS TO CALIBRATE

 

UNDER WINDOWS 95 /

 

WINDOWS 98 /

 

WINDOWS NT.............

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STEPS TO CALIBRATE

 

UNDER WINDOWS 20004

MANUAL

 

CALIBRATION...........

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WINDOWS 95, WINDOWS

98, & WINDOWS NT 4.0

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WINDOWS 2000..........

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FREQUENTLY ASKED

QUESTIONS................

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NOTICE .......................

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Commercial Notebook Batteries: Performance Optimization

EXE C U T I VE SU M M A R Y

The purpose of this White Paper is to communicate Compaq’s solutions for notebook battery optimization. Detailed in the document are pre-use considerations and recommendations on battery calibration.

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