Specifications

Getting Started 15
Power Management
Proper power management for your thin computer will prolong battery life and reduce heat
dissipation.
Calibrating the Battery
The first time you use a battery, you should calibrate it. The calibration process first
empties the battery, and then charges it. Calibrating your battery allows the Windows
battery gauge to accurately monitor battery status.
Note
Battery Calibration will take from 4 to 8 hours, depending on how much
power the battery may already contain.
To calibrate a battery, follow these steps:
1. Plug in the power adapter.
2. Restart the thin computer and when the startup menu appears, press the Del key to
enter the BIOS Setup Utility. Enter the password to access the BIOS (see your
administrator or Wyse Customer Support for this information).
3. In the BIOS Setup Utility, select Advance settings, choose Battery learning, and then
press Enter. The Battery Auto Calibration dialog box opens.
Figure 3-5 Battery Auto Calibration
4. Select OK to begin the battery calibration.
Note
For optimum performance, we recommend calibrating the battery again
every three months. Each time you charge and discharge a battery, it loses a
tiny part of its storage capacity, so that, over time, it will store less than its
potential charge. Similarly, if you do not use the battery for a few days, it will
slowly self-discharge, and when it is recharged, it will hold less than 100% of
the potential charge.
Monitoring Battery Power
There are two ways to monitor how much power the battery has left:
• Click Start | Control Panel | Power Options and then click Power Meter.
• Moving the cursor to the battery icon on the taskbar is the simplest way to check on
battery power status
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