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2. GETTING STARTED
2-1-2 RECHARGING THE BATTERY
The Lithium ion battery is recharged internally using the AC adapter. To recharge the
battery make sure the battery that needs to be charged is installed in your notebook PC
and connect the AC adapter.
There is no memory effect on the Lithium ion battery, therefore you do not need to
discharge the battery completely before recharging. The charge times will be significantly
longer if your notebook PC is in use while the battery is charging. If you want to charge
the battery more quickly, put your notebook PC into Suspend mode, or turn it off while
the adapter is charging the battery.
(See
2-7 Power Management
for more information
on Suspend mode and shutdown procedure)
Low Battery State
When the battery is running low, a low battery notification message will appear. If you
do not respond to the low battery message, the battery will continue to discharge until it
is too low to operate. When this happens, your notebook PC will go into Suspend
mode. There is no guarantee that your data will be saved once the notebook reaches
this point.
To protect your notebook PC from damage, use only the power
adapter that came with the notebook PC because each power
adapter has its own power output rating.
Once your notebook PC goes into Dead Battery Suspend mode you will be unable to
resume operation until you provide a source of power either from an adapter, or a
charged battery. Once you have provided power, you will need to press the Suspend/
Resume button to resume operation. In the Dead Battery Suspend mode, your data can
be maintained for some time, but if a power source is not provided promptly, the Power
indicator will stop flashing and go out, meaning that you have lost the data that was not
stored. Once you provide power, you can continue to use your notebook PC while an
adapter is charging the battery.
Shorted Battery
The Status Indicator panel uses a symbol inside the battery outline of the Battery Level
indicator to display the operating level available in that battery. If this display shows a
Shorted Battery, it means that the battery is damaged and must be replaced so it does
not damage any other parts of your notebook PC.
CAUTION
