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battery
U
SING
& C
HARGING
THE
B
ATTERY
P
ACK
When the system is using battery power
only, the status screen indicates the
batterys charge. If the icon has only 1
bar left (less than 20%), the battery is
low. If this happens,
save your work im-
mediately
and either plug in the AC
adapter and/or replace the battery pack.
When the system receives AC power,
both and a flashing icon appear
to indicate AC-in and battery charging.
When the battery is fully charged, the
icon is steady. Refer to
Appendix A:
Specifications
for a guide to battery life
and figuring recharge times.
S
MART
& D
UMB
B
ATTERIES
The status screen icons appear the same
for both battery types. However the val-
ues for dumb batteries are much less
accurate.
Though not shown, the system detects
Low battery status (about 10%) for both.
M
Warning
If your system does
not have a smart
battery (i.e. a Sony
LIP9020), Windows
APM will
register
power levels as either
20% for Low
or
80%
for all other states
.
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Partial Charges
If you dont have time to charge the battery fully,
try to make sure the battery has enough power to
complete the
Save to Disk
process (if youve con-
figured your system to use it). You must charge the
battery to at least the
level.
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