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Battery Maintenance, 5 Power Consumption, 6 Reducing Power Consumption

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English I did not use my spare battery for months. I have a problem with recharging it. If you happen to leave your battery pack to go through an extended period of self-discharge, say more than three 20 months, the battery voltage level will become too low and needs to be Pre-Charged (to bring the battery voltage level high enough) before it automatically (for Li-Ion only) resumes its normal Fast Charge. Pre-Charge may take 30 minutes. Fast Charge usually takes 2~3 hours. 2.4 Battery Maintenance To maintain the battery pack's maximum capacity, you should occasionally let the Booktop M1005 deplete its battery power completely before recharging. To carry out a complete depletion of the battery, disconnect the AC adapter and let your Booktop M1005 consume the remaining battery power. To speed up the depletion, use the HDD as much as possible. When the battery is empty, wait for the Booktop M1005 to cool down (especially the battery). The temperature should be within 15-25°C (59-77°F). Then insert the AC adapter to recharge the battery. 2.5 Power Consumption The Windows™ operating system has incorporated the latest state-of-the-art ACPI (Advanced Configuration Power Interface) power management methodology. In order to fully utilize the power of your battery packs, it would be a good idea for you to spend some time to acquire a basic understanding of the power management concept from your operating system. In Windows™ Operating Systems, you can go through Power Options of the Control Panel according to the version of Windows™ Operating System the Booktop M1005 applies. We shall not describe them in any detail. 2.6 Reducing Power Consumption Although your Booktop M1005 (together with the operating system) is capable of power conservation, there are measures you can take to reduce the power consumption: „„ Use the AC Adapter for power whenever possible. „„ Try to use the HDD drive to read and write files, instead of using the external USB device. „„ Disable unused devices, such as Web Cam, WLAN, Bluetooth®, and etc. „„ Decrease LCD panel brightness through Windows. Note: Whenever system is powered on or powered off, make sure the battery pack is installed in the battery pack compartment.

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English
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I did not use my spare battery for months. I have a problem
with recharging it.
If you happen to leave your battery pack to go through an
extended period of self-discharge, say more than three
months, the battery voltage level will become too low and
needs to be Pre-Charged (to bring the battery voltage level
high enough) before it automatically (for Li-Ion only) resumes
its normal
Fast Charge
.
Pre-Charge
may take 30 minutes.
Fast Charge
usually takes 2~3 hours.
2.4 Battery Maintenance
To maintain the battery pack's maximum capacity, you should
occasionally let the
Booktop M1005
deplete its battery power
completely before recharging.
To carry out a complete depletion of the battery, disconnect the
AC adapter and let your
Booktop M1005
consume the remaining
battery power. To speed up the depletion, use the HDD as much as
possible. When the battery is empty, wait for the
Booktop M1005
to cool down (especially the battery). The temperature should be
within 15-25°C (59-77°F). Then insert the AC adapter to recharge
the battery.
2.5 Power Consumption
The
Windows™
operating system has incorporated the latest
state-of-the-art
ACPI (Advanced Configuration Power Interface)
power management methodology. In order to fully utilize the
power of your battery packs, it would be a good idea for you to
spend some time to acquire a basic understanding of the power
management concept from your operating system.
In
Windows™
Operating
Systems
, you can go through
Power
Options
of the
Control
Panel
according to the version of
Windows™
Operating
System
the
Booktop
M1005 applies. We
shall not describe them in any detail.
2.6 Reducing Power Consumption
Although your
Booktop
M1005 (together with the operating
system) is capable of power conservation, there are measures you
can take to reduce the power consumption:
±
Use the AC Adapter for power whenever possible.
±
Try to use the HDD drive to read and write files, instead of
using the external USB device.
±
Disable unused devices, such as Web Cam, WLAN, Bluetooth
®
,
and etc.
±
Decrease LCD panel brightness through Windows.
Note:
Whenever system is powered on or powered off, make sure
the battery pack is installed in the battery pack compartment.