• The AC power indicator with the battery status in- dicator means the battery is defective.
• An indicator with one bar on the left means a battery is too hot. Allow the battery to cool to room temperature.
• The AC power indicator with the battery status in- dicator and one bar means that the battery is too hot (40° C [104° F] or more) to start charging. Charg- ing starts automatically when the battery cools to below 40° C.
• An indicator with no bars means that battery power is low (about 80 percent depleted). This is the first low- battery indication and the computer warns the user with three short, audible beeps. There are about
20 minutes of battery life remaining.
• A blinking indicator with no bars means that battery power is critically low (about 95 percent depleted) and needs recharging. There are about 5 minutes of battery life remaining.
• An indicator with bars on the right side of the icon indicates the percentage of battery life remaining. Each bar equals 10 percent of battery life.
Battery Charge Gauge
There is a battery charge gauge on the main and second- ary battery. When you press the battery test button (labeled “PUSH”), the appropriate indicator lights up for a few seconds to indicate the amount of charge remaining in the battery.
Password
CAUTION: Dell strongly recommends that the user back up the pass- word onto a diskette. If the user forgets the password and does not have it on diskette, the computer cannot be accessed. In that case, the com- puter must be returned to Dell at the user’s expense. Dell technicians will erase the password by shorting C146, recharge the CMOS battery, and send the computer back at the user’s expense. For the procedure to erase the password, see “Deleting the Password” in Chapter 4.
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