User Manual Part 5

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Recalibrating the battery
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Recalibrating the battery
If your notebook unexpectedly goes into Standby mode while you are using
it but the battery charge is not low, you may need to recalibrate your battery.
You should also recalibrate the battery once a year to maintain the accuracy
of the battery gauge.
To recalibrate the battery:
1 Connect the AC adapter, then turn on your notebook.
2 As soon as it starts and you see a startup screen, press F2. The BIOS Setup
program opens.
3 Open the Advanced menu.
4 Highlight Battery Auto Learning, then select Enabled by pressing the
spacebar.
5 Open the Exit menu, then highlight Exit Saving Changes and press ENTER.
6 Select Yes, then press ENTER.
The battery learning process begins and a screen opens showing you the
progress. The entire process will take several hours.
When the recalibration is done, the message “Press [Esc} key to exit”
appears.
7 Press ESC. The battery meter now displays the accurate battery charge.
If the battery meters do not show an accurate charge, contact Gateway
Technical Support.
Important Do not interrupt the battery recalibration process. If
recalibration is interrupted, you must start the process over
again.
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