User's Manual

Notebook User Guide
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Replacing the Battery 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 optical disk 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."
☞ Be sure to save your data before replacing the battery pack or connecting
the AC adapter. Failure to do so can result in data loss.