Lenovo Laptop manual Using battery, Hint No matter whether the battery is installed

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Lenovo Portable Computer User Guide

Note: 1. Do not unplug the power connection during the charging.

2.Only use and charge the battery that comes with the computers.

3.Operate the computer on the battery power until the battery is fully discharged.

4.Do the step 1 and 2 for another two times. The charging time must be longer in the second and third time to ensure the battery reaches the maximal

capacity.

After the above-mentioned steps, you can use the battery normally.

1.4.2Using battery

When your computer does not connect to an external AC power, the battery will automatically supply the power for your computer. The operating time of the 945PM model, which uses a dedicated video card, is a little shorter than the 945GM model which uses integrated video card.

The actual operating time varies with different factors, such as LCD brightness, system EnergyCut property, application, computer peripheral usage, and battery accumulative using time, etc.

You can plug the adaptor into DC IN jack to charge the battery. The state of battery charging will display through the battery indicator at front of the computer.

Hint ￿ No matter whether the battery is installed in the

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Contents Quick tour of your notebook computer WelcomeFront view with the display open Finding where everything is locatedIntegrated camera TFT Color LCDStereo speakers Long press to fast move ShuttleBuild-in microphone Interaction under Windows operating systemTouchpad Launch keyBlinking blue/ Orange a hard disk Status indicatorKeyboard Front view Infrared portMultiple digital media card slot 4 Optical driver button Optical driverLeft view VGA port USB Universal Serial Bus portsIeee 1394 port Right view PC card slotHDD compartment Earphone jack Security keyholeRJ45 LAN connector Connector coverRJ11 Modem connector Power jackBottom view Battery Pack Installing battery packReleasing battery pack Battery status indicator lights Battery pack lock and release LatchFAN/CPU/wireless LAN card/memory cover Open/close the LCD display panel Turn on/off the powerTurn off the computer Turn on the computerActivate the battery Using battery packHint No matter whether the battery is installed Using batteryBattery initialization Checking the battery status Lenovo Portable Computer User Guide Use Fn+↑ and Fn+↓ to adjust LCD brightness Using the LCD displayUsing numeric keypad Using keyboardKeyboard shortcut Panel à Printers and Other Hardware à Keyboard, and change Touchpad indicator Using TouchpadTouchpad Utilities Click Drag and DropUsing optical driver Tray-in driverSlot-in driver Lenovo Portable Computer User Guide EnergyCut Setup and maintain the computerEnergyCut under Windows XP Acpi mode Standby modeTurn off the monitor or hard disk Power Options à Hibernation Hibernation modeSet up low power protection Using multimedia audio system Setting display resolution Connecting IEEE1394 deviceConnecting to external display device Using PC card Using card readerInstalling PC cards Install drivers System configurationInstall chipset driver Install graphic card driverInstall sound card driver Install Modem driver Install EnergyCutInstall LAN card driver Install Touchpad driver Install Wireless LAN card optional driverInstall card reader drive Install Quick buttonBios setup Install Camera DriveInstall Bluetooth driver Main screen Main menu Advanced menuTime and Date Security menu Lenovo Portable Computer User Guide Boot menu Lenovo Portable Computer User Guide Exit menu Chipset Hardware configuration and component standardSystem RAM Hard Disk Drive HDDPower WeightAudio DisplayBatteryLi-ion Adaptor3 Pin Take care of using the computer Kindly remindEnvironmental requirements About the battery Cleaning your computerFor outdoor use Do not change the factory hardware without Authorization TroubleshootingComputer does nothing when you turn it on You can turn on the computer but can not start SystemLenovo Portable Computer User Guide Printer can not be installed and printed You can not dial-up with the computer Computer reports error, or halts when running Some programs Battery service time is too shortWell Service support system Warranty service telephone numbersLCD is black For more details, refer to Safety and warranty guide