Setup and Operation 2-27NOTE: It is not possible to charge the mainbattery when the power is on and the AC adapteris plugged in if a VersaBay module (i.e. thePCMCIA Pak) is installed.To recharge the battery, simply attach the AC adapter to the system. Charging the mainbattery with a Quick Charge takes 1.5 hours with power off. Charging the main battery witha Normal Charge takes 2.7 hours with power on. These time increments assume that thereare no options connected to the Versa P.Discharging the Battery PackThe Discharge utility (DCHARGE) drains all the power from the battery. Sometimes a bat-tery does not last as long if not fully discharged between charges. The discharging processtakes several minutes depending on how charged the battery was.Use the following steps to discharge a battery pack.1. Check to see that a battery pack is installed in the system.2. Save any necessary files and exit Windows.3. If the AC adapter is connected to the system, disconnect it.4. At the MS-DOS prompt, type dcharge and press Enter. The Discharge screenappears with a confirmation message.5. Press any key to start the discharging process. The discharging procedure runswithout any power management settings invoked. Press any key to stop the proc-ess.When the system turns off, discharging is complete. Allow the battery to cool toroom temperature for approximately 30 minutes.6. Connect the AC adapter to recharge the battery pack.NOTE: The Discharge utility also discharges thebridge battery. When completely drained, thebridge battery requires 24 hours to fully charge.
