User's Manual

Mini-note User Guide
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Replacing the Battery Pack
When your Mini-note estimates that the battery only has enough charge to
continue for a few minutes, it will pop-up a warning message to alert you for
recharging the battery. If you are consuming a lot of power by using the audio
system, and the hard disk drives, your Mini-note might run out of charge much
sooner than you expect. You should always respond to the battery low
indication by connecting to AC power or turning off your Mini-note, or
suspending your Mini-note to disk. If you do not do so, the Mini-note will
automatically suspend to disk and turn off. The contents of the memory will
store in the hard disk drive. You will be unable to restart the Mini-note until
you have connected to the AC adapter or installed a charged battery. To
replace the battery pack, refer to the previous sections on "Installing the
Battery Pack" and "Removing the Battery Pack."
 For Window XP, the suspend mode (Hibernate or Standby) can be chosen
at Power Options of Windows's Control Panel)
 Be sure to save your data before replacing the battery pack or connecting
the AC adapter. Failure to do so can result in data loss.
EXTENDING BATTERY LIFE
It is important to be aware of the simple things for extending the life of the
system main battery while you are on the road. You should find a working
place where the external lighting is not too bright and turn down the screen
brightness. Also, you can choose the available mode on the Power
Management item of the Control Panel in Windows.