Notebook User Guide

Replacing the Battery Pack

When your notebook estimates that the battery only has enough charge to continue for a few minutes, it will alert you with a battery low warning beep. If you are consuming a lot of power by using the audio system, the hard disk drives, and optical disk drive, your notebook might run out of charge much sooner than you expect. You should always respond to the battery low indication by connecting to AC power or turning off your notebook, or suspending your notebook to disk. If you do not do so, the notebook will automatically suspend to disk and turn off. The contents of the memory will store in the hard disk drive. You will be unable to restart the notebook until you have connected to the AC adapter or installed a charged battery. To replace the battery pack, refer to the previous sections on "Installing the Battery Pack" and "Removing the Battery Pack."

+For Window Vista32, the suspend mode (Hibernate or Standby) can be chosen by clicking right mouse-button at Windows Desktop; when pop-up box appears, choose “Personalize” option in this box and select “Screen Saver” to appear “Screen Saver Setting” box; then click “Change Power Setting” and select “Balanced” to setup this mode.

+Be sure to save your data before replacing the battery pack or connecting the AC adapter. Failure to do so can result in data loss.

EXTENDING BATTERY LIFE

It is important to be aware of the simple things for extending the life of the system main battery while you are on the road. You should find a working place where the external lighting is not too bright and turn down the screen

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