Getting to Know Your Computer
Battery Removal and Installation
Your Compaq Armada 6500 is equipped with a Bridge Battery that provides power for up to four minutes when changing the notebook computer’s main battery. The addition of the Bridge Battery means you do not have to waste valuable time powering off and rebooting the system in order to change the main battery. Place the notebook into Suspend, remove the drained battery and replace it with a fully charged one. Then resume normal operation.
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When transporting the battery pack, make sure that the metal terminals on the battery pack do not come in contact with other metal surfaces (such as loose coins, paper clips, etc.). An electrical discharge can occur which may cause injury or damage.
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Replacing the Battery
Please refer to the following instructions and Figures
1.Press the [Suspend/Power] button to place the system in Suspend mode.
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The Armada 6500 Bridge Battery provides four minutes of battery power. If the Suspend Mode option in System Setup is set to Suspend to RAM and the main battery is out of the system for more than four minutes without connecting the system to external power, all unsaved data will be lost. If the Suspend Mode option is set to Save to Disk, the main battery can be removed for an indefinite period without loss of data.
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2.Turn the notebook computer over so the bottom of the unit is facing up.
