1.7 Batteries

1 Hardware Overview

1.7Batteries

The computer has two types of batteries as follows:

‰Main battery

‰Real Time Clock (RTC) battery

The battery specifications are listed in Table 1-7.

 

 

Table 1-7

Battery specifications

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Battery name

Material

Output voltage

Capacity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Main battery

 

G71C0004G710

Li-Ion

10.8 V

4,700 mAh

 

G71C0004G810

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RTC battery

 

GDM710000041

Ni-MH

2.4 V

15 mAh

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.7.1Main 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 1-8 lists the charging time required for charges.

Table 1-8 Time required for charges

Battery type

Power on (hours)

 

 

Main battery (4,700 mAh)

About 5.5 to 12.0

 

 

Charge is stopped in the following cases.

1.The main battery is fully charged.

2.The main battery is removed.

3.Main battery or AC adapter voltage is abnormal.

4.Charging current is abnormal.

Power off (hours)

About 3.0

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Toshiba SATELLITE U200 Batteries Hardware Overview, Battery specifications, Main Battery, Time required for charges