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Solving Battery and Battery Gauge Problems Continued
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Battery light does |
| Battery pack is already | No action is required. |
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not turn on and |
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battery pack does |
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| Battery pack was exposed to | Allow time for the battery pack to |
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| temperature extremes. | return to room temperature. |
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| Battery pack is at end of its life. Replace battery pack. |
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Battery pack is |
| Normal warming has occurred | No action is required. |
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warm to the touch |
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after charging. |
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Battery gauge is | The battery pack is new or has |
inaccurate. | not been used for a long time. |
Condition the battery pack by fully charging, fully discharging, then fully recharging it.
The computer shut | Suspend was not initiated |
down and | before removing the discharged |
information in | battery pack, or a charged |
memory was lost | battery pack was not inserted |
when a battery pack | within ten minutes after |
was being replaced. | removing the discharged |
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| Auxiliary battery charge is low |
| because the computer was not |
| connected to a power source |
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To prevent loss of information next time, initiate Suspend, remove the discharged battery pack, and insert a fully charged battery pack within ten minutes.
Connect the computer to an external power source to charge the auxiliary battery.
Auxiliary battery is at end of its Replace the auxiliary battery. life.
You have to set the date and time every time you turn on the computer.
Auxiliary battery is at end of its Replace the auxiliary battery. life.
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Troubleshooting