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Maximizing battery life, Managing low battery levels

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To prolong battery life and optimize the accuracy of battery charge displays, follow these recommendations: ● If you are charging a new battery, charge it fully before turning on the computer. NOTE: If the computer is on while the battery is charging, the battery meter in the notification area may show 100 percent charge before the battery is fully charged. ● Allow the battery to discharge below 5 percent of a full charge through normal use before charging it. ● If the battery has been unused for one month or more, calibrate the battery instead of simply charging it. Maximizing battery life To maximize battery life: 1. Select Computer > Control Center > Power Management. 2. On the On Battery Power tab: ● Adjust the slider to the right of Put computer to sleep when inactive for to 30 minutes. ● Select the Suspend or Hibernate option to the right of When laptop lid is closed. ● Select the Hibernate or Shutdown option to the right of When battery power is critically low. 3. Adjust the slider to the right of Put display to sleep when inactive for to 15 minutes, and select the check box next to Reduce backlight brightness. 4. Click Close. Managing low battery levels The information in this section describes the alerts and system responses set at the factory. Some low-battery alerts and system responses can be changed using Power Management in Control Center. Preferences set using Power Management do not affect lights. Identifying low battery levels When a battery that is the sole power source for the computer reaches a low or critical battery level, the following behavior occurs: ● If Hibernation is enabled and the computer is on or in Suspend, the computer initiates Hibernation. ● If Hibernation is disabled and the computer is on or in Suspend, the computer remains briefly in Suspend, and then shuts down and loses any unsaved information. Using battery power 33

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To prolong battery life and optimize the accuracy of battery charge displays, follow these
recommendations:
●
If you are charging a new battery, charge it fully before turning on the computer.
NOTE:
If the computer is on while the battery is charging, the battery meter in the notification
area may show 100 percent charge before the battery is fully charged.
●
Allow the battery to discharge below 5 percent of a full charge through normal use before
charging it.
●
If the battery has been unused for one month or more, calibrate the battery instead of simply
charging it.
Maximizing battery life
To maximize battery life:
1.
Select
Computer
>
Control Center
>
Power Management
.
2.
On the On Battery Power tab:
●
Adjust the slider to the right of
Put computer to sleep when inactive for
to 30 minutes.
●
Select the
Suspend
or
Hibernate
option to the right of
When laptop lid is closed
.
●
Select the
Hibernate
or
Shutdown
option to the right of
When battery power is critically
low
.
3.
Adjust the slider to the right of
Put display to sleep when inactive for
to 15 minutes, and select
the check box next to
Reduce backlight brightness
.
4.
Click
Close
.
Managing low battery levels
The information in this section describes the alerts and system responses set at the factory. Some
low-battery alerts and system responses can be changed using Power Management in Control
Center. Preferences set using Power Management do not affect lights.
Identifying low battery levels
When a battery that is the sole power source for the computer reaches a low or critical battery level,
the following behavior occurs:
●
If Hibernation is enabled and the computer is on or in Suspend, the computer initiates
Hibernation.
●
If Hibernation is disabled and the computer is on or in Suspend, the computer remains briefly in
Suspend, and then shuts down and loses any unsaved information.
Using battery power
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