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Using the second battery pack

 

User

You can purchase a second rechargeable battery pack. With two battery packs, you can extend the time you

 

Notebook

use your computer with battery power. When using two battery packs, the battery pack you insert first,

charges first. The battery pack you insert second, charges when the first battery pack is 85 percent full. You

 

 

can monitor which battery pack is charging by observing the battery indicator lights.

 

 

Inserting the second battery pack

 

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To insert a second battery pack, proceed as follows:

 

1 If the weight saver or the optical

 

 

disc drive is in the multi-purpose

 

 

bay (1), remove it.

 

 

2 Insert the battery pack (2) into the

 

 

multi-purpose bay.

 

 

The battery 2 indicator light turns

 

 

on.

 

 

3 Attach the weight saver (3) to the

 

 

computer to stabilize the battery

 

 

pack.

 

 

4 Slide the eject lever on the bottom

 

 

of the weight saver toward the

 

 

front of the computer to lock it.

 

If you attach two battery packs, you can remove one of them without shutting down the computer. When removing one battery pack, make sure that the other battery pack indicator is on. If the indicator of the battery pack you are going to remove is on, right-click the battery icon in the system tray and click the Switch Battery option.