Automatic battery pack charging function, Battery status, Battery low warning – Elitegroup G551 User Manual
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In general, using the battery until the low-low battery-warning indicator
appears and fully recharges the battery each time (full discharge/charge
cycle) will ensure the accurate reporting of the battery gauge status.
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You can automatically charge the battery pack by using the AC Adapter.
The charge time is about three hours when the Notebook power is turned
off. The following table summarizes the charging modes:
Charge Mode
Charge Time
Fast
3 hours with the system off or in Suspend mode. The
temperature must be 25
°C or below room temperature.
Pre-Charge
A pre-charge is supplied to the Li-Ion battery pack.
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Windows 98/ME/2000/XP has an applet in the Control Panel that will
display an icon in the Windows taskbar indicating when the Notebook is
running on battery power or is attached to the AC adapter.
This applet also displays a meter that indicates how much charge is
remaining in the battery.
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When the pack initially reaches the “Battery Low” state approximately 10 ~
15 minutes of the usable battery life is left.
You will hear an audible beep signal every 1.5 seconds alerting you to the
“Battery Low” status. When the battery power reaches the “Battery Low
Low” status the beeping sound will accelerate.
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