We want to share the Google recommended steps to prepare your Chromebook for storage over the Summer.  Following these steps will help to avoid charging or battery related issues when you go to use your Chromebook at the start of the school year.

Best practice prior to long term storage:

Update to the latest version of the Chrome OS and charge your Chromebook so that the battery is at least 80% full.

  1. This ensures that even when the battery discharges while unplugged over the summer, it won’t fully run out of power.
  2. Connect the device to a charger and turn it on.
  3. Hold Refresh and Power at the same time.
  4. While holding these keys, remove the power cable from device and then release the keys. The device should shut down and remain off.
  5. Attempt to power the unit on using the power button. If the unit does not power on, you have completed the steps and can safely store the system. If the unit powers on, you should repeat steps 2 thru 4.

Upon redeploying:

  1. Connect the Chromebooks to a charger and a power source, which will get them out of the battery disconnect state. Power up your device.
  2. Connect your Chromebooks to WiFi and update them to the latest Chrome OS release.
  3. This can take time, as multiple Chrome OS versions may have been released since the last time the device was updated.

 Google provides additional communication related to the storing process which can be found here: https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/9139543.

Your chromebook will have the following background until May 22nd, 2020.

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