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Recalibrating the battery simply means recharging the battery to its maximum capacity and resetting the battery gauge to display the level of charge accurately. If the battery gauge becomes inaccurate, you must recalibrate your battery.To recalibrate the battery, complete the following steps:

1. Plug in the AC adapter.

2. Allow the battery to charge until the battery charge light turns off, showing that the battery is fully charged.

3. After the Battery Charge light turns off, unplug the AC adapter.

4. Turn on or restart your Notebook.

NOTE: Steps 5 through 8 prevent your Notebook from entering Sleep mode. These steps also allow the battery to drain faster.

5. Click Start and then Control Panel.

6. Click the Power Options icon to display the Power Options Properties dialog box.

7. Click the Power Schemes tab and select the Portable/Laptop scheme.

8. From the Running on batteries column:

a. In the Turn off monitor drop-down list, select Never.

b. In the Turn off hard disks drop-down list, select Never.

c. In the System standby drop-down list, select Never.

d. In the System hibernates drop-down list, select Never.

9. Let the battery drain until your Notebook reaches Hibernation and turns off.

10. Plug in the AC adapter and restart your Notebook.

11. Return to the Power Options Properties dialog box, and re-enter your power savings settings to the desired level.