Commercial Notebook Batteries: Performance Optimization
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... document are pre-use considerations and recommendations on battery calibration. 1 WHITE PAPER May 2001 Prepared by Access Business Group Commercial Notebook Division Compaq Computer Corporation CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY1 PRE-USE CONSIDERATIONS... 2 BATTERY CHARACTERISTICS IN SHIP MODE 2 REMOVING THE BATTERY FROM SHIP MODE ....... 2 BATTERY CALIBRATION DEFINED 3 CALIBRATION WITH THE COMPAQ POWER MANAGEMENT SUITE 4 STEPS TO CALIBRATE UNDER WINDOWS...
... document are pre-use considerations and recommendations on battery calibration. 1 WHITE PAPER May 2001 Prepared by Access Business Group Commercial Notebook Division Compaq Computer Corporation CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY1 PRE-USE CONSIDERATIONS... 2 BATTERY CHARACTERISTICS IN SHIP MODE 2 REMOVING THE BATTERY FROM SHIP MODE ....... 2 BATTERY CALIBRATION DEFINED 3 CALIBRATION WITH THE COMPAQ POWER MANAGEMENT SUITE 4 STEPS TO CALIBRATE UNDER WINDOWS...
Commercial Notebook Batteries: Performance Optimization
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... a defective battery. REMOVING THE BATTERY FROM SHIP MODE Insert/attach the battery pack. Connect the computer to A/C power Compaq recommends leaving the computer connected to minimize energy loss during shipment and storage, the control circuitry in control panel of charge until the battery light turns off . COMMERCIAL NOTEBOOK BATTERIES: PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION (cont.) PRE-USE CONSIDERATIONS Notebook batteries are shipped...
... a defective battery. REMOVING THE BATTERY FROM SHIP MODE Insert/attach the battery pack. Connect the computer to A/C power Compaq recommends leaving the computer connected to minimize energy loss during shipment and storage, the control circuitry in control panel of charge until the battery light turns off . COMMERCIAL NOTEBOOK BATTERIES: PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION (cont.) PRE-USE CONSIDERATIONS Notebook batteries are shipped...
Commercial Notebook Batteries: Performance Optimization
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... to reassess the energy storing capacity of the cells. COMMERCIAL NOTEBOOK BATTERIES: PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION (cont.) BATTERY CALIBRATION DEFINED With the advancement in the computer battery bay or MultiBay can be calibrated The battery can be calibrated using one of the following methods: Compaq Power Management Suite (PowerCon32) Unattended Battery Calibration Utility Manual Calibration 3 The more frequently the...
... to reassess the energy storing capacity of the cells. COMMERCIAL NOTEBOOK BATTERIES: PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION (cont.) BATTERY CALIBRATION DEFINED With the advancement in the computer battery bay or MultiBay can be calibrated The battery can be calibrated using one of the following methods: Compaq Power Management Suite (PowerCon32) Unattended Battery Calibration Utility Manual Calibration 3 The more frequently the...
Commercial Notebook Batteries: Performance Optimization
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... the computer to : • Start / Settings / Control Panel / Power Management / Battery Calibration tab (or use the Battery Calibration utility, follow the instructions below for download at www.compaq.com/support/files/notebooks/us/index.html The Calibration utility simplifies the process by running all Armada notebooks. The Calibration process may take up to 2-3 hours for the...
... the computer to : • Start / Settings / Control Panel / Power Management / Battery Calibration tab (or use the Battery Calibration utility, follow the instructions below for download at www.compaq.com/support/files/notebooks/us/index.html The Calibration utility simplifies the process by running all Armada notebooks. The Calibration process may take up to 2-3 hours for the...
Commercial Notebook Batteries: Performance Optimization
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...to never • Go back to Compaq Power tab • Highlight the battery you desire to 2-3 hours for a complete cycle depending on current battery state • When complete, Status box will offer to run the Calibration process completely. COMMERCIAL NOTEBOOK BATTERIES: PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION (cont.) Go to:... Start / Settings / Control Panel / Power Options / Compaq Power (or use Fn-F7 if hotkeys is installed) • Under the Compaq Power tab is located the battery status boxes. • Status of all batteries in the notebook is reported by percentage of charge and if Calibration is ...
...to never • Go back to Compaq Power tab • Highlight the battery you desire to 2-3 hours for a complete cycle depending on current battery state • When complete, Status box will offer to run the Calibration process completely. COMMERCIAL NOTEBOOK BATTERIES: PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION (cont.) Go to:... Start / Settings / Control Panel / Power Options / Compaq Power (or use Fn-F7 if hotkeys is installed) • Under the Compaq Power tab is located the battery status boxes. • Status of all batteries in the notebook is reported by percentage of charge and if Calibration is ...
Commercial Notebook Batteries: Performance Optimization
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...computer from AC power. 3. Allow the computer to charge again to discharge until it shuts off. 5. COMMERCIAL NOTEBOOK BATTERIES: PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION (cont.) MANUAL CALIBRATION To calibrate a battery on the computer. 4. Restart the computer in MS-DOS mode by positioning the cursor over the... > Power (or Compaq Power in the computer. 2. WINDOWS 2000 1. You have now successfully calibrated the battery. 6 Set the system to AC power. 3. Remove the second battery, if present, so that only the battery needing calibration remains in Windows NT). 2. Allow the battery to charge to 100...
...computer from AC power. 3. Allow the computer to charge again to discharge until it shuts off. 5. COMMERCIAL NOTEBOOK BATTERIES: PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION (cont.) MANUAL CALIBRATION To calibrate a battery on the computer. 4. Restart the computer in MS-DOS mode by positioning the cursor over the... > Power (or Compaq Power in the computer. 2. WINDOWS 2000 1. You have now successfully calibrated the battery. 6 Set the system to AC power. 3. Remove the second battery, if present, so that only the battery needing calibration remains in Windows NT). 2. Allow the battery to charge to 100...
Commercial Notebook Batteries: Performance Optimization
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... for optimal reporting accuracy Q: I am only getting one hour of the battery, such as PC Cards, MultiBay devices, or MultiBay Expansion Units and other way to calibrate my battery? Improper reporting of subjected partial charges/discharges. Will calibrating improve this performance?...Control Panel. Q: What do I recalibrate my battery? Q: Is there any other factors can engage these power management states before it is set to accurately report the amount of power management events. COMMERCIAL NOTEBOOK BATTERIES: PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION (cont.) FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Q:...
... for optimal reporting accuracy Q: I am only getting one hour of the battery, such as PC Cards, MultiBay devices, or MultiBay Expansion Units and other way to calibrate my battery? Improper reporting of subjected partial charges/discharges. Will calibrating improve this performance?...Control Panel. Q: What do I recalibrate my battery? Q: Is there any other factors can engage these power management states before it is set to accurately report the amount of power management events. COMMERCIAL NOTEBOOK BATTERIES: PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION (cont.) FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Q:...
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... Armada are registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. All rights reserved. Printed in this publication is subject to change without notice. Other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Compaq Computer Corporation and are trademarks of their respective companies. ©2001 Compaq Computer Corporation. COMMERCIAL NOTEBOOK BATTERIES...
... Armada are registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. All rights reserved. Printed in this publication is subject to change without notice. Other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Compaq Computer Corporation and are trademarks of their respective companies. ©2001 Compaq Computer Corporation. COMMERCIAL NOTEBOOK BATTERIES...
Operating System Support for Compaq Portable Products
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... site. 32 Requires third-party software not provided by Compaq. 33 Requires third-party software application not provided by Compaq. 34 The Battery Calibration utility allows Armada 7400 and 7800 users with high-capacity SMART batteries to calibrate their batteries while on the Armada 7300 and 7700 families. "CVA/OS" = functionality supported by the native operating system...
... site. 32 Requires third-party software not provided by Compaq. 33 Requires third-party software application not provided by Compaq. 34 The Battery Calibration utility allows Armada 7400 and 7800 users with high-capacity SMART batteries to calibrate their batteries while on the Armada 7300 and 7700 families. "CVA/OS" = functionality supported by the native operating system...
Operating System Support for Compaq Portable Products
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...Armada Software Overview and Armada Pre-install Refresh white papers available for each Windows NT Service Pack. Compaq Value Added Features under both Service Pack 3 and Service Pack 4. Operating System Support for Compaq Portable Products 13 Windows NT 4.0 with critical functionality such as power management and PC Card support. Compaq... hibernation support Power conservation timers FAT16 hibernation support under Windows NT 4.0 Feature Category Power Management Supported PC Cards Description System tray accessible battery status Power off at http://www.microsoft.com/hwtest/hcl.
...Armada Software Overview and Armada Pre-install Refresh white papers available for each Windows NT Service Pack. Compaq Value Added Features under both Service Pack 3 and Service Pack 4. Operating System Support for Compaq Portable Products 13 Windows NT 4.0 with critical functionality such as power management and PC Card support. Compaq... hibernation support Power conservation timers FAT16 hibernation support under Windows NT 4.0 Feature Category Power Management Supported PC Cards Description System tray accessible battery status Power off at http://www.microsoft.com/hwtest/hcl.
Operating System Support for Compaq Portable Products
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...from portables to servers in the test labs on the LTE 5000 or Armada 4100 products using Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4. 46 LAN and SCSI PC Cards that increase reliability, improve manageability, and result in their environment. Compaq has been Microsoft's chosen premier platform partner in the Deployment Program have Award... CardBus, Madge Token Ring CardBus, Madge TR MK2 (non-CardBus) 47 Limited to hot swapping of CD-ROM, DVD, floppy drives, and batteries in the Deployment Program. This 45 This feature is not available on the Microsoft campus and to the early participants in the...
...from portables to servers in the test labs on the LTE 5000 or Armada 4100 products using Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4. 46 LAN and SCSI PC Cards that increase reliability, improve manageability, and result in their environment. Compaq has been Microsoft's chosen premier platform partner in the Deployment Program have Award... CardBus, Madge Token Ring CardBus, Madge TR MK2 (non-CardBus) 47 Limited to hot swapping of CD-ROM, DVD, floppy drives, and batteries in the Deployment Program. This 45 This feature is not available on the Microsoft campus and to the early participants in the...
Operating System Support for Compaq Portable Products
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...rates. Operating System Support for a list of Armada product families that takes application usage into a single partition. Battery management features allow hot swapping of MultiBay devices (CD-ROM, floppy, DVD, LS-120, battery) and PC Cards for ACPI platforms. Offline files, folders,... to maximize battery life, and the ability to take network resources offline then synchronize when reconnected. Improved multimedia Enhanced File Systems Support for Industry Standards Intellimirror Improved MultiMedia Native DVD support, allowing customers to Table 6 for Compaq Portable Products 16...
...rates. Operating System Support for a list of Armada product families that takes application usage into a single partition. Battery management features allow hot swapping of MultiBay devices (CD-ROM, floppy, DVD, LS-120, battery) and PC Cards for ACPI platforms. Offline files, folders,... to maximize battery life, and the ability to take network resources offline then synchronize when reconnected. Improved multimedia Enhanced File Systems Support for Industry Standards Intellimirror Improved MultiMedia Native DVD support, allowing customers to Table 6 for Compaq Portable Products 16...
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 on Compaq Deskpro, iPAQ and Armada
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... Pack 2 on ArmadaStation I and II Power Management (Notebooks) Allows users to customize power requirements of the computer to maximize battery life and set up hibernation functionality Power Management Enhancements (Notebooks) Increases battery life by managing SMART drive data collection Video Drivers (... models Adaptec Ultra160 SCSI Drivers Enables Compaq/Adaptec Ultra160(29160 and 29160N) SCSI Controllers in the computer and docking base Netflex-3 Ethernet Drivers (Notebooks) Enables the integrated network adapter on Compaq Deskpro, iPAQ and Armada 9 Table 1 lists the SoftPaqTM ...
... Pack 2 on ArmadaStation I and II Power Management (Notebooks) Allows users to customize power requirements of the computer to maximize battery life and set up hibernation functionality Power Management Enhancements (Notebooks) Increases battery life by managing SMART drive data collection Video Drivers (... models Adaptec Ultra160 SCSI Drivers Enables Compaq/Adaptec Ultra160(29160 and 29160N) SCSI Controllers in the computer and docking base Netflex-3 Ethernet Drivers (Notebooks) Enables the integrated network adapter on Compaq Deskpro, iPAQ and Armada 9 Table 1 lists the SoftPaqTM ...
Compaq Armada 110 Series
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b Hardware Guide Compaq Armada™110 Series Part Number: 231395-001 March 2001 This guide provides comprehensive information on setting up the computer hardware and software, identifying computer components, using the battery pack, connecting external devices, and adding upgrades and accessories.
b Hardware Guide Compaq Armada™110 Series Part Number: 231395-001 March 2001 This guide provides comprehensive information on setting up the computer hardware and software, identifying computer components, using the battery pack, connecting external devices, and adding upgrades and accessories.
Compaq Armada 110 Series
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Contents 4 Battery Packs Charging a Battery Pack 4-1 Using a New Battery Pack 4-1 Replacing a Battery Pack 4-2 Calibrating the Battery 4-3 Storing a Battery Pack 4-4 Recycling a Used Battery Pack 4-5 5 Drives Caring for Drives 5-1 Removing and Inserting Storage Media 5-1 Inserting and Removing a Diskette 5-1 Inserting a Disc into the CD or DVD Drive 5-2 Viewing the CD 5-3 ...
Contents 4 Battery Packs Charging a Battery Pack 4-1 Using a New Battery Pack 4-1 Replacing a Battery Pack 4-2 Calibrating the Battery 4-3 Storing a Battery Pack 4-4 Recycling a Used Battery Pack 4-5 5 Drives Caring for Drives 5-1 Removing and Inserting Storage Media 5-1 Inserting and Removing a Diskette 5-1 Inserting a Disc into the CD or DVD Drive 5-2 Viewing the CD 5-3 ...
Compaq Armada 110 Series
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... near an electrical outlet. 1-2 Hardware Guide b. Press down the battery pack until the release latch 2 clicks. a. Locate the battery pack in the shipping box. Insert the battery at a 45-degree angle into the battery compartment. c. Install the battery pack into the compartment 1, ensuring that the battery tabs are flush with the front edge of the compartment...
... near an electrical outlet. 1-2 Hardware Guide b. Press down the battery pack until the release latch 2 clicks. a. Locate the battery pack in the shipping box. Insert the battery at a 45-degree angle into the battery compartment. c. Install the battery pack into the compartment 1, ensuring that the battery tabs are flush with the front edge of the compartment...
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Turning on the computer When power is fully charged. s You are prompted to charge and the battery light turns on while the battery pack is charging. ❏ Turns off when the battery pack is turned on: s The power/standby light 2 turns on the computer by pressing the power button 1. Hardware Guide 1-5 Turn on . The battery light: ❏ Remains on . Hardware and Software Setup 7. s The battery pack in the battery compartment begins to begin software setup.
Turning on the computer When power is fully charged. s You are prompted to charge and the battery light turns on while the battery pack is charging. ❏ Turns off when the battery pack is turned on: s The power/standby light 2 turns on the computer by pressing the power button 1. Hardware Guide 1-5 Turn on . The battery light: ❏ Remains on . Hardware and Software Setup 7. s The battery pack in the battery compartment begins to begin software setup.
Compaq Armada 110 Series
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...you may want to run the computer, the computer cannot accurately report the amount of preloaded Compaq utilities without installing them, select the Setup Compaq Software icon on the Notebook Products Reference Library CD included with the application. On the command line, type: C:\cpqapps\setup....exe preload /s To view the descriptions and space requirements of charge in the battery pack until the battery pack has ...
...you may want to run the computer, the computer cannot accurately report the amount of preloaded Compaq utilities without installing them, select the Setup Compaq Software icon on the Notebook Products Reference Library CD included with the application. On the command line, type: C:\cpqapps\setup....exe preload /s To view the descriptions and space requirements of charge in the battery pack until the battery pack has ...
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The power/standby light also blinks if a battery pack that is turned on . On: Caps lock is the only available power source reaches a low-battery condition. A Look at the Computer Top Component Lights Component 1 Power/standby light 2 Battery light 3 Num lock light 4 Caps lock light 5 Scroll ...lock light Function On: Power is the only available power source has reached a low-battery condition. Blinking: A battery pack that is on . On: A battery pack is on and the embedded numeric keypad is in Standby. On: Scroll is charging. On: Num lock is on...
The power/standby light also blinks if a battery pack that is turned on . On: Caps lock is the only available power source reaches a low-battery condition. A Look at the Computer Top Component Lights Component 1 Power/standby light 2 Battery light 3 Num lock light 4 Caps lock light 5 Scroll ...lock light Function On: Power is the only available power source has reached a low-battery condition. Blinking: A battery pack that is on . On: A battery pack is on and the embedded numeric keypad is in Standby. On: Scroll is charging. On: Num lock is on...
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A Look at the Computer Bottom Components Bottom Components Component Function 1 Battery compartment Holds the battery pack. 2 Battery release latch Releases the battery pack from the battery compartment. 3 Mini PCI (personal computer Covers the modem, Network Interface interface) compartment Card (NIC) or other compatible Mini PCI cover board in the compartment. 4 Vent Allows airflow to cool internal components. 2-8 Hardware Guide
A Look at the Computer Bottom Components Bottom Components Component Function 1 Battery compartment Holds the battery pack. 2 Battery release latch Releases the battery pack from the battery compartment. 3 Mini PCI (personal computer Covers the modem, Network Interface interface) compartment Card (NIC) or other compatible Mini PCI cover board in the compartment. 4 Vent Allows airflow to cool internal components. 2-8 Hardware Guide