User's Manual

Notebook User Guide
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Replacing the B attery Pack
When your notebook estimates that the battery only has enough charge to
continue for a few minutes, it will alert you with a battery low warning beep. If
you are consuming a lot of power by using the audio system, the PCMCIA slots,
the hard drives, and CD/DVD/CD-RW/Combo drive, your notebook might
run out of charge much sooner than you expect. You should always respond to
the battery low indication by connecting to AC power or turning off your
notebook, or suspending your notebook to disk. If you do not do so, the
notebook will automatically suspend to disk and turn off. The contents of the
memory will store in the hard disk drive. You will be unable to restart the
notebook until you have connected to the AC adapter or installed a charged
battery. To replace the battery pack, refer to the previous sections on "Installing
the Battery Pack" and "Removing the Battery Pack."
 F or Window Me/2000/XP, the suspend mode (H ibernate or Standby)
can be chosen at Power Options of Windows's Control Panel)
 B e sure to save your data before replacing the battery pack or
connecting the AC adapter. F ailure to do so can result in data loss.
E XTE NDING BATTE RY LIFE
It is important to be aware of the simple things for extending the life of the
system main battery while you are on the road. You should find a working place
where the external lighting is not too bright and turn down the screen brightness.
Also, you can choose the available mode on the Power Management item of the
Control Panel in Windows.