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OTEBOOK

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ETUP

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UIDE

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ARING

FOR

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OUR

B

ATTERY

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ERIES

Temperature plays an

important role in recharging

your battery. To gain maximum

capacity, allow both the battery

and your Notebook to cool to

68°F (20° C), which is room

temperature, before recharging

the battery.

You may store your battery

within the following

temperature range:

32° F to 113° F (0°C to 45°C).

To extend its operating life,

store the battery in a cool

dry place.

“Government Approvals”

section of the

Safety and

Comfort Guide

for more

information on recycling.

Refer to the followin

g

stora

g

e re

q

uirements.

NiMH Battery

- If

y

our Notebook uses a NiMH (nickel-

metal-h

y

dride) batter

y

and

y

ou will not be usin

g

y

our

Notebook for a lon

g

p

eriod of time (more than two weeks):

•

Use

y

our Notebook until the batter

y

is drained completely.

•

Remove the batter

y

from

y

our Notebook and store

it se

p

aratel

y

.

Li-Ion Battery

- If

y

our Notebook uses a Li-Ion (lithium-ion)

batter

y

and

y

ou will not be usin

g

y

our Notebook for a lon

g

p

eriod of time (more than two weeks):

•

Use

y

our Notebook until the batter

y

is drained to 50

percent.

•

Remove the batter

y

and store it se

p

aratel

y

.

Recycling the Battery

In North America, dispose of

nickel-metal-h

y

dride or

lithium-ion batteries b

y

takin

g

advanta

g

e

of the Compaq batter

y

rec

y

clin

g

pro

g

ram. You will be provided

with a posta

g

e-paid batter

y

pack

mailer pre-addressed to a

reclamation facilit

y

where the

metals are rec

y

cled.

Do not dispose of batteries with

g

eneral household waste.

Dispose of or rec

y

cle them b

y

usin

g

a public collection

s

y

stem or returnin

g

them to Compaq,

y

our authorized

Compaq partners, or their a

g

ents.