Calibrate Hp Battery Windows 7
HP Battery Check is an easy-to-use tool, which can be run in order to verify the functionality of the primary and secondary batteries installed in HP Notebooks.
Calibrate Hp Laptop Battery Windows 7
To run HP Battery Check, the AC adapter must be connected to the computer, and the battery must have at least a partial charge. If the battery being tested has a charge of 3% or less , then HP Battery Check will report the test as ‘invalid’. HP also recommend the AC adapter is plugged in, and the battery has been allowed to charge with the computer turned off for a minimum of 30 minutes, before testing it, in order to ensure that the test results are valid.
When scanned, the HP Battery Check app displays the status of the battery. If any additional action is required, a message will be displayed. It will either be Ok, Calibrate, Replace, No Battery, or Error.
Battery Check Messages:
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- OK indicates the battery is functioning correctly.
- Calibrate indicates the battery is functioning correctly, but it needs to be calibrated.
- Replace indicates that based on the charge capacity of your battery it has reached the end of its useful life.
- No Battery indicates that either a Primary battery was not detected, or a Secondary battery was not detected.
- Error indicates an error was encountered trying to access the battery.
Calibrate Hp Battery Windows 7
HP Battery Check supports all HP Vista and Windows 7 consumer and commercial notebook PCs.
Calibrate Hp Battery Windows 7 Download
With HP Battery Check you will be able to quickly and easily learn of the status of your laptop battery within a few seconds. This is a really useful tool, if you are experiencing faulty battery performance, as you will be able to rapidly check it and then diagnose the problem.
Hp Battery Calibration Tool
1. First, charge your battery up to 100 % and let it rest for two hours but leaving the laptop plugged in. This process makes sure the battery is cool while charging although you can still use it while charging.
2. Click the battery icon located at the lower right corner of your laptop. Click 'more power options' to access your computer's power management settings in the Control Panel.
3. In the Power Management settings, click 'Choose when to turn off the display' link found at the left side corner.
4. It will take you to the page where you can edit your power settings. Click 'Change Advance Power Settings.'
5. The 'Power Options' box will appear. Go to 'Advance Settings' and click 'Battery'. Under that, click 'Critical Battery Action' and set it to hibernate. Next, click 'Critical Battery Level' and set it to 5%.
6. Pull the plug and let your laptop to discharge until it automatically hibernates. You can still use your computer while doing this.
7. On the other hand, if you want to calibrate your laptop's battery while not using it, make sure that it is not automatically set to hibernate, sleep, or turn off when idle. Setting your battery to power mode will not let it discharge properly.
8. To calibrate it while not in use, click 'Choose when to turn off display.' It will take you to the 'Edit Plan Settings' page. Set your battery to 'Balance' and set everything to 'Never.'
9. Let your computer sit for 5 hours until it shuts down automatically. Then, plug it back and charge up to 100%. After calibrating, make sure that the power settings are set to their normal values before using it.