Gigabyte AERO 15X - Battery Maintenance Guidance

Battery Maintenance Guidance
BeforeyouuseyourNotebookontheroad,youwillhavetochargethebatterypack.Thebatterypackbegins
tochargeassoonastheNotebookisconnectedtoexternalpowerusingthepoweradapter.Fullychargethe
batterypackbeforeusingitforthersttime.AnewbatterypackmustcompletelychargebeforetheNotebookis
disconnectedfromexternalpower.IttakesafewhourstofullychargethebatterywhentheNotebookisturned
OFF.Pleasenotethebatterystopschargingifthetemperatureistoohighorthebatteryvoltageistoohigh.
NOTE:Donotleavethebatterypackdischarged.Thebatterypackwilldischargeovertime.Ifnot
usingabatterypack,itmustcontinuedtobechargedeverythreemonthtoextendrecoverycapacity
orelseitmayfailtochargeinthefuture.RechargeableLi-Polymerrechargeablebatteriesrequire
routinemaintenanceandcareintheiruseandhandling.Readthroughbelowinstructionandyour
Notebookwillachievethemaximumbatterylifespan.
Battery Maintenance :
● Donotleavebatteriesunusedforextendedperiodsoftime,eitherintheNotebookorinstorage.Whena
batteryhasbeenunusedfor3months,checkthechargestatusandchargeordisposeofthebatteryas
appropriate.
● ThetypicalestimatedlifeofaRechargeableLi-Polymerbatteryisabouttwotothreeyearsor300to500
chargecycles,whicheveroccursfirst.Onechargecycleisaperiodofusefromfullycharged,tofully
discharged,andfullyrechargedagain.Useatwotothreeyearlifeexpectancyforbatteriesthatdonotrun
throughcompletechargecycles.
● RechargeableRechargeableLi-Polymerbatterieshavealimitedlifeandwillgraduallylosetheircapacity
toholdacharge.Thislossofcapacityisirreversible.Asthebatterylosescapacity,thelengthoftimeitwill
powertheNotebookdecreases.
● Theruntimeofyourbatterywillvarydependingontheproduct’scongurationandtheapplicationsthat
yourun.Routinelycheckthebattery’schargestatus.
● Batteryterminalsmustavoidcontactwithanymetallicsubstance.Forpreventingshortage,avoidsilver
coins,tinselsandanyothermetallicsubstancestocontactthe+and-terminalsofthebattery.For
example,Itmighthappenbyinsertingthebatteriestoacoatpocketoraleatherhandbagwithsome
metallicsubstancesmountedonit(metalbuttonsorzippers).Thereishighpossibilityofcausingshort
circuitsandconnectiondamageofthebattery.
● Considerreplacingthebatterywithanewoneifyounoteeitherofthefollowingconditions:
(1)Thebatteryruntimedropsbelowabout80%oftheoriginalruntime.
(2)Thebatterychargetimeincreasessignicantly.
(3)Ifabatteryisstoredorotherwiseunusedforanextendedperiod,besuretofollowthestorage
instructions.Ifyoudonotfollowtheinstructions,andthebatteryhasnochargeremainingwhenyou
checkit,considerittobedamaged.Donotattempttorechargeitortouseit.Replaceitwithanew
battery.
Charging :
TheRechargeableLi-PolymerbatteryisrechargedinternallyusingtheACadapter.Torechargethebattery,
makesurethebatteryisinstalledandtheNotebookisconnectedtotheACadapter.Thechargetimeswillbe
signicantlylongerifyourNotebookisinusewhilethebatteryischarging.Ifyouwanttochargethebattery
morequickly,putyourcomputerintoSuspendmodeorturnitoffwhiletheadapterischargingthebattery.
PleasealwaysfollowthecharginginstructionsprovidedwithyourNotebook.
* 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 resumes its normal Fast Charge. Pre-Charge may
take 30 minutes. Fast Charge usually takes 2~3 hours.