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Replacing the Battery With the purchase of an additional battery, you can have a fully charged spare to swap with one that is not charged. There are two ways to swap batteries, cold-swapping and hot-swapping:
Cold-swapping Batteries
To cold-swap batteries in your battery bay, follow these easy steps:
1Have a charged battery ready to install.
2Shut down your notebook and disconnect the AC adapter.
3While pushing the battery bay release latches towards the battery pack, lift the battery out of the bay using the
latches to lift it.
4Insert a new battery into the bay, and press it down so that the latches click into place.
5Plug in the AC adapter and turn the power on.
Figure 14. Removing a Battery
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Battery Release Button
Battery Pack
Battery Lock
Lift Notch