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- Lithium ion Battery
Recharging the Batteries
If you want to know the condition of the Lithium ion battery, check the Battery Level indicator located on the Status
Indicator panel. The indicator changes as the battery level changes.
The Lithium ion battery is recharged internally using the AC adapter or Auto/Airline adapter. To recharge the battery
make sure the battery that needs to be charged is installed in your notebook and connect the AC or Auto/Airline
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 is in use while the battery is
charging. If you want to charge the battery more quickly, put your notebook into Sleep mode, or turn it off while the
adapter is charging the battery.
(See Power Management on page 51 for more information on Sleep mode and shutdown
procedure)
•
B
ATTERY
LIFE
WILL
VARY
BASED
ON
SCREEN
BRIGHTNESS
,
APPLICATIONS
,
FEATURES
,
POWER
MANAGEMENT
SETTINGS
,
BATTERY
CONDITION
AND
OTHER
CUSTOMER
PREFERENCES
. O
PTICAL
DRIVE
OR
HARD
DRIVE
USAGE
MAY
ALSO
HAVE
A
SIGNIFICANT
IMPACT
ON
BATTERY
LIFE
. T
HE
BATTERY
CHARGING
CAPACITY
IS
REDUCED
AS
THE
BATTERY
AGES
. I
F
YOUR
BATTERY
IS
RUNNING
LOW
QUICKLY
,
YOU
SHOULD
REPLACE
IT
WITH
A
NEW
ONE
.
•
U
NDER
FEDERAL
,
STATE
,
OR
LOCAL
LAW
IT
MAY
BE
ILLEGAL
TO
DISPOSE
OF
BATTERIES
BY
PUTTING
THEM
IN
THE
TRASH
. T
AKE
CARE
OF
OUR
ENVIRONMENT
AND
DISPOSE
OF
BATTERIES
PROPERLY
. C
HECK
WITH
YOUR
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
AUTHORITY
FOR
DETAILS
ON
RECYCLING
OR
DISPOSING
OF
BATTERIES
. I
F
YOU
CANNOT
FIND
THIS
INFORMATION
ELSEWHERE
,
CONTACT
YOUR
SUPPORT
REPRESENTATIVE
AT
1-800-8FUJITSU (1-800-
838-5487)
M
AKE
SURE
THAT
THE
B
ATTERY
C
HARGING
INDICATOR
AND
THE
B
ATTERY
L
EVEL
INDICATOR
ICON
ON
THE
S
TATUS
I
NDICATOR
P
ANEL
LIGHT
.
U
SING
HEAVY
CURRENT
DEVICES
OR
FREQUENT
EXTERNAL
OPTICAL
DRIVE
ACCESSES
MAY
PREVENT
CHARGING
COMPLETELY
.
