Operation Manual

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Battery Charging
When the battery pack is installed in the right device bay and the
notebook is connected to a power supply with the AC adapter, the
battery pack automatically gets charged.
If the notebook is turned on, charging is quite slow and a fully
discharged battery pack will take over four hours to get fully charged.
If the notebook is turned off, a fully discharged battery pack will take
around three hours to get fully charged.
You can check on the charging status of the battery using the right side
power indicator, located on the front edge of the keyboard area.
Right-side Indicator
Steady green light Battery is fully charged
Flashing green light Battery is charging
Battery Discharging
When your notebook is turned on and not connected to a power supply,
it will operate by discharging the battery. A fully charged battery will
power the notebook for about two hours. Battery life is reduced if your
notebook is consuming a lot of energy; for example playing sound files
and frequently accessing disk drives. Battery life will also be reduced if
your battery is not in good condition.
Battery Low Warnings
Your notebook will alert you to a low battery condition by emitting a
continuous beeping sound. This warning happens when the battery has
only 10% of total charge remaining.
If you can’t use the AC adapter to connect to a power supply when you
hear the battery low warning, you should save your work to disk and
turn off your computer. Even if your battery is in very poor condition,
you will have sufficient power to save even long files to disk or diskette.
If you continue using your computer after the battery low warning, the
notebook will continue to operate normally until the charge level drops