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Recharging the batteries
Recharging the batteries
The batteries recharge while they are installed and your notebook is
connected to AC power. While the batteries recharge, the battery charge
indicator turns on and the power cord icon in the taskbar has a lightning
bolt
.
Recalibrating the batteries
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 main and optional secondary battery. You should also recalibrate
the batteries periodically to maintain the accuracy of the battery gauge.
To recalibrate the batteries:
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 utility 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
E
NTER
.
Important
If the power cord or battery icon does not appear on the
taskbar, click the show hidden icons
button. If the icon
still does not appear, make sure that Always show icon
on the taskbar is checked on the Advance tab in the
Power Options Properties dialog box.
For more information, see “Changing notebook power
settings” in
Using Your Computer which has been included
on your hard drive. To access this guide, click Start,
All Programs, then click Gateway Documentation.
Summary of Contents for M460
Page 1: ...Gateway Notebook User Guide ...
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Page 26: ...20 www gateway com Chapter 2 Checking Out Your Gateway Notebook ...
Page 50: ...44 www gateway com Chapter 3 Getting Started ...
Page 68: ...62 www gateway com Chapter 4 Using Drives and Ports ...
Page 78: ...72 www gateway com Chapter 5 Managing Power ...
Page 79: ...Chapter 6 73 Upgrading Your Notebook Adding and replacing memory Replacing the hard drive ...
Page 90: ...84 www gateway com Chapter 6 Upgrading Your Notebook ...
Page 98: ...92 www gateway com Chapter 7 Using the Optional Port Replicator ...
Page 136: ...130 www gateway com Chapter 9 Troubleshooting ...
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