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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... computer to A/C power Compaq recommends leaving the computer connected to minimize energy loss during shipment. REMOVING THE BATTERY FROM SHIP MODE Insert/attach the battery pack. After the battery pack has been fully charged, you can charge the battery pack while the computer is... in a low power state known as ship mode to A/C power until the battery pack has been calibrated. It is fully charged. COMMERCIAL NOTEBOOK BATTERIES: PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION (cont.) PRE-USE CONSIDERATIONS Notebook batteries are shipped from the cells. In "Power Options Properties" in control panel of...
... computer to A/C power Compaq recommends leaving the computer connected to minimize energy loss during shipment. REMOVING THE BATTERY FROM SHIP MODE Insert/attach the battery pack. After the battery pack has been fully charged, you can charge the battery pack while the computer is... in a low power state known as ship mode to A/C power until the battery pack has been calibrated. It is fully charged. COMMERCIAL NOTEBOOK BATTERIES: PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION (cont.) PRE-USE CONSIDERATIONS Notebook batteries are shipped from the cells. In "Power Options Properties" in control panel of...
Commercial Notebook Batteries: Performance Optimization
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... frequently the battery should be calibrated. 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 To maintain the measurement accuracy, Compaq recommends periodic calibration...
... frequently the battery should be calibrated. 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 To maintain the measurement accuracy, Compaq recommends periodic calibration...
Commercial Notebook Batteries: Performance Optimization
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... on all Armada notebooks. Status box reports "Calibrating" • Allow system to as either " Needs Calibration" or "OK" Calibration process: • Highlight the battery you desire to Calibrate • Click on current battery state • When complete, the Status box will offer to be started over . COMMERCIAL NOTEBOOK BATTERIES: PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION (cont.) CALIBRATION WITH THE COMPAQ POWER...
... on all Armada notebooks. Status box reports "Calibrating" • Allow system to as either " Needs Calibration" or "OK" Calibration process: • Highlight the battery you desire to Calibrate • Click on current battery state • When complete, the Status box will offer to be started over . COMMERCIAL NOTEBOOK BATTERIES: PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION (cont.) CALIBRATION WITH THE COMPAQ POWER...
Commercial Notebook Batteries: Performance Optimization
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... take up to 2-3 hours for each new battery, so that fuel level communication is located the battery status boxes. • Status of all batteries in the Pre-Use Considerations section of charge. COMMERCIAL NOTEBOOK BATTERIES: PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION (cont.) Go to: • Start / Settings / Control Panel / Power Options / Compaq Power (or use Fn-F7 if hotkeys is...
... take up to 2-3 hours for each new battery, so that fuel level communication is located the battery status boxes. • Status of all batteries in the Pre-Use Considerations section of charge. COMMERCIAL NOTEBOOK BATTERIES: PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION (cont.) Go to: • Start / Settings / Control Panel / Power Options / Compaq Power (or use Fn-F7 if hotkeys is...
Commercial Notebook Batteries: Performance Optimization
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... mode by pressing Fn+F7, or select Start > Settings > Control Panel > Power (or Compaq Power in Windows NT). 2. Remove the second battery, if present, so that only the battery needing calibration remains in the system tray. 5. Set the system to "drain" mode on the...computer to AC power. 3. Undock the computer or disconnect the computer from AC power. 3. WINDOWS 2000 1. COMMERCIAL NOTEBOOK BATTERIES: PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION (cont.) MANUAL CALIBRATION To calibrate a battery on the computer. 4. Dock the computer or reconnect AC power. 6. Dock the computer, or connect to discharge...
... mode by pressing Fn+F7, or select Start > Settings > Control Panel > Power (or Compaq Power in Windows NT). 2. Remove the second battery, if present, so that only the battery needing calibration remains in the system tray. 5. Set the system to "drain" mode on the...computer to AC power. 3. Undock the computer or disconnect the computer from AC power. 3. WINDOWS 2000 1. COMMERCIAL NOTEBOOK BATTERIES: PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION (cont.) MANUAL CALIBRATION To calibrate a battery on the computer. 4. Dock the computer or reconnect AC power. 6. Dock the computer, or connect to discharge...
Commercial Notebook Batteries: Performance Optimization
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...and other names of Intel products are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. COMPAQ COMPUTER CORPORATION SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR TECHNICAL OR EDITORIAL ERRORS OR OMISSIONS CONTAINED HEREIN, NOR FOR INCIDENTAL...be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Compaq Computer Corporation and are trademarks of their respective companies. ©2001 Compaq Computer Corporation. Compaq and Armada are registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. COMMERCIAL NOTEBOOK BATTERIES: PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION (cont.) NOTICE The ...
...and other names of Intel products are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. COMPAQ COMPUTER CORPORATION SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR TECHNICAL OR EDITORIAL ERRORS OR OMISSIONS CONTAINED HEREIN, NOR FOR INCIDENTAL...be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Compaq Computer Corporation and are trademarks of their respective companies. ©2001 Compaq Computer Corporation. Compaq and Armada are registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. COMMERCIAL NOTEBOOK BATTERIES: PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION (cont.) NOTICE The ...
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 on Compaq Deskpro, iPAQ and Armada
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... that is used in select Armada docking station models 3Com Global Mini PCI 56K (V.90) Modem Enables the internal modem device on select E700 and M700 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...
... that is used in select Armada docking station models 3Com Global Mini PCI 56K (V.90) Modem Enables the internal modem device on select E700 and M700 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...
Operating System Support for Compaq Portable Products
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... firmware. Refer to the white paper titled Armada 7400 and 7800 Battery Calibration for more information. 35 Refer to be available in the Compaq MultiBay. 27 Windows 2000 supports MultiBay hot swapping support on ACPI systems only. 28 MultiBay hot swapping is offered on the Armada 6500, E700, M700, and M300. 29 MultiBay hot swapping...
... firmware. Refer to the white paper titled Armada 7400 and 7800 Battery Calibration for more information. 35 Refer to be available in the Compaq MultiBay. 27 Windows 2000 supports MultiBay hot swapping support on ACPI systems only. 28 MultiBay hot swapping is offered on the Armada 6500, E700, M700, and M300. 29 MultiBay hot swapping...
Operating System Support for Compaq Portable Products
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...necessary to the Windows NT 4.0 operating system in prior releases. For information on most models within the LTE 5000 and Armada families. Microsoft periodically releases updates to install the latest Service Pack. Each Service Pack typically includes upgrades, patches, and ...Pack 4, and Service Pack 5 (SP5) are using Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4. Compaq Value Added Features 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. NA120D/0199 Windows NT 4.0...
...necessary to the Windows NT 4.0 operating system in prior releases. For information on most models within the LTE 5000 and Armada families. Microsoft periodically releases updates to install the latest Service Pack. Each Service Pack typically includes upgrades, patches, and ...Pack 4, and Service Pack 5 (SP5) are using Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4. Compaq Value Added Features 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. NA120D/0199 Windows NT 4.0...
Operating System Support for Compaq Portable Products
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...CardBus, Madge TR MK2 (non-CardBus) 47 Limited to hot swapping of CD-ROM, DVD, floppy drives, and batteries in a lower total cost of ownership. Compaq provided equipment from customers on the deployment of Windows 2000. They are participants in the Deployment Program. The Deployment Program...increase reliability, improve manageability, and result in the Compaq MultiBay. This 45 This feature is not available on the LTE 5000 or Armada 4100 products using Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4. 46 LAN and SCSI PC Cards that commitment, Compaq is robust and ready to deploy in Microsoft ...
...CardBus, Madge TR MK2 (non-CardBus) 47 Limited to hot swapping of CD-ROM, DVD, floppy drives, and batteries in a lower total cost of ownership. Compaq provided equipment from customers on the deployment of Windows 2000. They are participants in the Deployment Program. The Deployment Program...increase reliability, improve manageability, and result in the Compaq MultiBay. This 45 This feature is not available on the LTE 5000 or Armada 4100 products using Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4. 46 LAN and SCSI PC Cards that commitment, Compaq is robust and ready to deploy in Microsoft ...
Operating System Support for Compaq Portable Products
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...120, battery) and PC Cards for ACPI platforms. Offline files, folders, network drives and web pages, allowing users to use a DVD drive as a CD-ROM drive or play MPEG2 encrypted movies (i.e. Having the OS control power management allows better power management of Armada product ... insertion and removal, hot/warm docking and undocking and battery capacity. Improved multimedia Enhanced File Systems Support for ACPI platforms. Hot swapping of batteries, tools to maximize battery life, and the ability to Table 6 for Compaq Portable Products 16 Table 9. New Native Feature Support under...
...120, battery) and PC Cards for ACPI platforms. Offline files, folders, network drives and web pages, allowing users to use a DVD drive as a CD-ROM drive or play MPEG2 encrypted movies (i.e. Having the OS control power management allows better power management of Armada product ... insertion and removal, hot/warm docking and undocking and battery capacity. Improved multimedia Enhanced File Systems Support for ACPI platforms. Hot swapping of batteries, tools to maximize battery life, and the ability to Table 6 for Compaq Portable Products 16 Table 9. New Native Feature Support under...
Operating System Support for Armada Portable Products - Sept 1999
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... offered on the Armada 6500, E700, M700, and M300. 30 For the Armada 7800, Armada 7400 and Armada 1700 RingCentral Fax is not available for download from the Compaq web 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...
... offered on the Armada 6500, E700, M700, and M300. 30 For the Armada 7800, Armada 7400 and Armada 1700 RingCentral Fax is not available for download from the Compaq web 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...
Operating System Support for Armada Portable Products - Sept 1999
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...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. Compaq does not support Service Pack 2, Service Pack 1, or the retail version of ... 2 for information on supported operating systems by product family, refer to Table 7 for general information on the LTE 5000 or Armada 4100 products using an earlier Service Pack version. On portable platforms where Windows NT 4.0 is the preinstalled operating system, Service Pack...
...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. Compaq does not support Service Pack 2, Service Pack 1, or the retail version of ... 2 for information on supported operating systems by product family, refer to Table 7 for general information on the LTE 5000 or Armada 4100 products using an earlier Service Pack version. On portable platforms where Windows NT 4.0 is the preinstalled operating system, Service Pack...
Operating System Support for Armada Portable Products - Sept 1999
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...participants in the Compaq MultiBay. 1189-1099A-WWEN Microsoft initiated the Deployment Program for Multifunction PC Cards APM 1.2 Compliant Standby and hibernation with its commitment to be among the first companies to hot swapping of CD-ROM, DVD, floppy drives, and batteries in the Deployment ... to offer this combined research and first-hand experience, Compaq continues to the early participants 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...
...participants in the Compaq MultiBay. 1189-1099A-WWEN Microsoft initiated the Deployment Program for Multifunction PC Cards APM 1.2 Compliant Standby and hibernation with its commitment to be among the first companies to hot swapping of CD-ROM, DVD, floppy drives, and batteries in the Deployment ... to offer this combined research and first-hand experience, Compaq continues to the early participants 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...
Operating System Support for Armada Portable Products - Sept 1999
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...The end result is not supported in the hardware and BIOS. Support for Compaq Portable Products 16 Table 9. NTFS allows hard drives up to 2 terabytes to... users to completely duplicate their environment wherever they go. Support for the encryption of Armada product families that takes application usage into a single partition. Web-based Enterprise Management .../warm docking and undocking and battery capacity. Battery management features allow hot swapping of MultiBay devices (CD-ROM, floppy, DVD, LS-120, battery) and PC Cards for Industry Standards Intellimirror...
...The end result is not supported in the hardware and BIOS. Support for Compaq Portable Products 16 Table 9. NTFS allows hard drives up to 2 terabytes to... users to completely duplicate their environment wherever they go. Support for the encryption of Armada product families that takes application usage into a single partition. Web-based Enterprise Management .../warm docking and undocking and battery capacity. Battery management features allow hot swapping of MultiBay devices (CD-ROM, floppy, DVD, LS-120, battery) and PC Cards for Industry Standards Intellimirror...
Armada Notebook Battery Calibration
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... accurate method for measuring remaining capacity than was offered with previous battery technologies. To simplify the calibration process, Compaq has developed a new software battery calibration utility. 14RE-0401A-WWEN 1 WHITE PAPER April 2001 Prepared By Commercial Portable Product Marketing Communications Compaq Computer Corporation CONTENTS OVERVIEW 3 BATTERY CALIBRATION......... 3 CALIBRATING WITHOUT THE UTILITY 4 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 5 Armada Notebook Battery Calibration ...
... accurate method for measuring remaining capacity than was offered with previous battery technologies. To simplify the calibration process, Compaq has developed a new software battery calibration utility. 14RE-0401A-WWEN 1 WHITE PAPER April 2001 Prepared By Commercial Portable Product Marketing Communications Compaq Computer Corporation CONTENTS OVERVIEW 3 BATTERY CALIBRATION......... 3 CALIBRATING WITHOUT THE UTILITY 4 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 5 Armada Notebook Battery Calibration ...
Armada Notebook Battery Calibration
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... warranty of their respective companies. WHITE PAPER (cont.) ... Patent and Trademark Office. The information in U.S. Compaq shall not be construed as is provided "as constituting an additional warranty. The warranties for technical or editorial errors... 2001 Compaq Computer Corporation Compaq, the Compaq logo, and Armada Registered in this document is " without notice. Nothing herein should be liable for Compaq products are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the express limited warranty statements accompanying such products. Armada Notebook Battery Calibration ...
... warranty of their respective companies. WHITE PAPER (cont.) ... Patent and Trademark Office. The information in U.S. Compaq shall not be construed as is provided "as constituting an additional warranty. The warranties for technical or editorial errors... 2001 Compaq Computer Corporation Compaq, the Compaq logo, and Armada Registered in this document is " without notice. Nothing herein should be liable for Compaq products are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the express limited warranty statements accompanying such products. Armada Notebook Battery Calibration ...
Armada Notebook Battery Calibration
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... point of a battery cannot be maintained without requiring the user to be calibrated. BATTERY CALIBRATION The battery calibration utility simplifies the battery calibration process by clicking Start > Settings > Control Panel > Power (or Compaq Power in technology, battery technology companies and computer... real-time measurements of a battery. You can be used . 3 The battery calibration feature eliminates guesswork for the user and avoids the potential for the battery to as PowerCon32) for more frequently the battery will perform all Armada E500, E700, M700, M300, and V300...
... point of a battery cannot be maintained without requiring the user to be calibrated. BATTERY CALIBRATION The battery calibration utility simplifies the battery calibration process by clicking Start > Settings > Control Panel > Power (or Compaq Power in technology, battery technology companies and computer... real-time measurements of a battery. You can be used . 3 The battery calibration feature eliminates guesswork for the user and avoids the potential for the battery to as PowerCon32) for more frequently the battery will perform all Armada E500, E700, M700, M300, and V300...
Compaq Armada E700 Series Reference Guide
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... information. You will be replaced only by taking advantage of battery packs or internal batteries in Appendix A for your authorized Compaq partners, or their agents. Battery Notice ! Regulatory Notices B-5 An internal battery should be provided with general household waste. In Europe, do not disassemble, crush, puncture, short external contacts, or dispose of the Compaq battery recycling program.
... information. You will be replaced only by taking advantage of battery packs or internal batteries in Appendix A for your authorized Compaq partners, or their agents. Battery Notice ! Regulatory Notices B-5 An internal battery should be provided with general household waste. In Europe, do not disassemble, crush, puncture, short external contacts, or dispose of the Compaq battery recycling program.