Personal Computer Reference Guide
Table Of Contents
- Notice
- Contents
- About This Guide
- Getting Started
- Taking a Look at the Computer
- Using the Keyboard
- Managing Power
- Upgrading Your Computer
- Mobile Expansion Unit (available on select models)
- Using an Internal Modem (available on select models
- Using PC Cards
- Using Audio Features
- Using the Infrared Port
- Securing the Computer
- Intelligent Manageability
- Maintenance, Shipping, and and Travel
- Configuration and Diagnostic Utilities
- Troubleshooting
- Compaq Customer Support
- Regulatory Notices
- Electrostatic Discharge
- Specifications
- Index
4-8 Managing Power
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COMPAQ CONFIDENTIAL - NEED TO KNOW REQUIRED
❏ The battery light, shown below, turns on while the battery pack is
charging and turns off when the battery pack is fully charged.
■ To increase the accuracy of all battery charge displays—
❏ Allow a battery pack to discharge to the low-battery level through
normal use before charging it.
❏ When you charge a battery pack, charge it fully.
❏ Before charging a new battery pack or a battery pack that has not
been used for 2 weeks or more, calibrate the new battery pack or
check the calibration on the unused battery pack.
Monitoring the Charge in a
Battery Pack
NOTE: The references in Windows 98 battery charge displays to a “standard
APM battery pack” apply to all battery packs that can be used in the computer.