User's Manual

CAUTION

When battery power is low, the Battery Power Indicator will flash and the alarm will

beep or display a warning on your screen. Take immediate action, such as saving files or connecting to

the AC adapter , or data may be lost.

When the computer alerts you that the battery is low, immediately do one of the following:

Connect the AC power adapter

Save your work and suspend to disk (Hibernate) by pressing the

Power Button

Save your work and then select Shut Down from the Start menu

Turn off the computer (or suspend to disk) and replace the discharged battery with a charged

battery (See Changing the Battery

)

NOTE

Do not restart the computer until you have connected to an AC adapter, or replaced the

discharged battery with a charged battery.

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Battery Charging

When you use the AC adapter to connect your GoBook III to a power outlet, the internal battery will

begin to recharge automatically. While the battery is charging, the Battery Power Indicator will be

flashing green. When the battery is fully charged, it will turn off.

If your computer is turned off, or suspended to RAM, a fully discharged battery will take about 4 hours

to recharge. If you computer is turned on and is not in suspend mode, it will take 4- 6 hours to recharge

the battery. Refer to the following table:

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Charging Discharging

System On 4-6 hours 3-4 hours

System Off (suspend to RAM) 4 hours —

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