Compaq Presario CQ20-400 Power Management - Windows Vista - Page 5

Table of contents 1 Setting power options Using power-saving states ...1 Initiating and exiting Sleep 1 Initiating and exiting Hibernation 2 Using the battery meter ...3 Using power plans ...4 Viewing the current power plan 4 Selecting a different power plan 4 Customizing power plans ...4 Setting password protection on wakeup 5 2 Using external AC power Connecting the AC adapter ...7 3 Using battery power Finding battery information in Help and Support 9 Displaying the remaining battery charge 10 Inserting or removing the battery ...11 Charging a battery ...12 Managing low battery levels ...13 Identifying low battery levels 13 Resolving a low battery level 14 Resolving a low battery level when external power is available 14 Resolving a low battery level when a charged battery is available 14 Resolving a low battery level when no power source is available 14 Resolving a low battery level when the computer cannot exit Hibernation ....... 14 Calibrating a battery ...15 Step 1: Fully charge the battery 15 Step 2: Disable Hibernation and Sleep 15 Step 3: Discharge the battery 16 Step 4: Fully recharge the battery 17 Step 5: Reenable Hibernation and Sleep 17 Conserving battery power ...18 Storing a battery ...19 v