User's Guide
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Notebook Features
- Pointing Devices and Keyboard
- Battery Packs
- Running the Notebook on Battery Power
- Identifying Battery Packs
- Inserting or Removing a Primary Battery Pack
- Inserting or Removing a MultiBay Battery Pack
- Charging a Battery Pack
- Monitoring the Charge in a Battery Pack
- Managing Low-Battery Conditions
- Calibrating a Battery Pack
- Battery Conservation Procedures and Settings
- Storing a Battery Pack
- Disposing of a Used Battery Pack
- Finding More Power Information
- Drives
Battery Packs
Hardware Guide 3–7
Charging a New Battery Pack
Fully charge the battery pack while the notebook is connected to
external power through the AC adapter.
A new battery pack that has been partially but not fully charged
can run the notebook, but the battery charge indicators might be
inaccurate.
Charging an In-Use Battery Pack
To prolong battery life and increase the accuracy of battery
charge indicators:
■ Allow a battery pack to discharge to 10 percent of a full
charge through normal use before charging it.
■ When you charge a battery pack, charge it fully.
Charging a Primary and MultiBay
Battery Pack
If a primary battery pack is in the battery bay and a MultiBay
battery pack is in the MultiBay, the primary battery pack is the
first to charge and the MultiBay battery pack is the first to
discharge.
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