Using your notebook

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Guide

 

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The battery pack supplied with your computer is a lithium ion battery and can be recharged any time. Charging a partially discharged battery does

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not affect battery life.

 

The battery indicator light is on while you use the battery pack as a power source. When the battery life is nearly depleted, both the battery and power

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or Hibernate.

 

 

indicator start flashing.

 

 

For some software applications and some peripheral devices, your computer may not enter Hibernate mode even when battery life is low. To avoid

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loss of data when using battery power, you should save your data frequently and manually activate a power management mode, such as Standby

When the computer is directly connected to AC power and has a battery pack inserted in the battery bay, it uses power from the AC outlet.

 

Removing the battery packTo remove the battery pack, proceed as follows:1Turn off the computer.

2Slide the release lever (1) to the Unlock position and slide the battery away from the computer.

✍You may lose data if you remove the battery pack while the computer is on and not connected to the AC adapter or if you remove the battery while the computer is in Standby mode.