1 Hardware Overview 1.7 Batteries
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1.7 Batteries
The computer has two types of batteries as follows:
Main battery
Real Time Clock (RTC) battery
The battery specifications are listed in Table 1-9.
Table 1-9 Battery specifications
Battery name Material Output
voltage Capacity
G71C0004HC10/B10 Li-Ion 10.8 V 4,400 mAh
Main battery
G71C0002NC10/B10
G71C00036C10/B10 Li-Ion 10.8 V 3,600 mAh
RTC battery GDM710000041 (Intel
Chipset)
GDM710000045 (ATI Chipset)
GDM710000046 (ATI Chipset)
Ni-MH
2.4 V
3.6 V
3.6 V
16 mAh
16 mAh
16 mAh
1.7.1 Main Battery
The removable main battery pack is the computer’s main power source when the AC adaptor
is not attached. The main battery maintains the state of the computer when the computer
enters in resume mode.
Battery Charge
When the AC adapter is connected, normal charging is used while the system is turned on
and quick charge is used while the system is turned off. Table 1-10 lists the charging time
required for charges.
Table 1-10 Time required for charges
Battery type Power on (hours) Power off (hours)
Main battery (3,600 mAh) About 4.5 to 10.0 About 3.0
Main battery (4,400 mAh) About 5.5 to 12.0 About 3.0