HP Nw9440 Power - Page 42

Maintenance > Power Options > Power Schemes, Power Meter

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Battery packs To fully discharge a battery pack: 1. Right-click the Power Meter icon in the notification area, at the far right of the taskbar, and then click Adjust Power Properties. - or - Select Start > Control Panel > Performance and Maintenance > Power Options > Power Schemes tab. 2. Record the 4 settings in the Running on batteries and Plugged in columns so that you can reset them after the calibration. 3. Set the 4 options to Never. 4. Click OK. 5. Unplug the computer from its external power source, but do not turn off the computer. 6. Run the computer on battery power until the battery pack is fully discharged. The battery light begins to blink when the battery pack has discharged to a low-battery condition. When the battery pack is fully discharged, the battery light is turned off and the computer shuts down. 7-16 Power

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Power
Battery packs
To fully discharge a battery pack:
1. Right-click the
Power Meter
icon in the notification area,
at the far right of the taskbar, and then click
Adjust Power
Properties
.
– or –
Select
Start > Control Panel > Performance and
Maintenance > Power Options > Power Schemes
tab.
2. Record the 4 settings in the
Running on batteries
and
Plugged in
columns so that you can reset them after the
calibration.
3. Set the 4 options to
Never
.
4. Click
OK
.
5. Unplug the computer from its external power source, but do
not
turn off the computer.
6. Run the computer on battery power until the battery pack is
fully discharged. The battery light begins to blink when the
battery pack has discharged to a low-battery condition. When
the battery pack is fully discharged, the battery light is turned
off and the computer shuts down.