User's Manual

Panel, Power Management, Alarms.

Two different power alarms can be enabled or disabled: the Low Battery Alarm, and the Critical Battery

Alarm. Use the slidebar to set the power level at which the alarms are activated. Click on the Action

button to choose whether the alarm sounds, displays a message, or both.

CAUTION

When battery power is low, the Battery Power Indicator will flash and the alarm will

beep or display a warning on your screen. Take immediate action, such as saving files or connecting to

the

AC adapter , or data may be lost.

When the computer alerts you that the battery is low, immediately do one of the following:

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Connect the AC power adapter

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Save your work and suspend to disk (Hibernate) by pressing the

Power Button

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Save your work and then select Shut Down from the Start menu

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Turn off the computer (or suspend to disk) and replace the discharged battery with a charged

battery (See

Changing the Battery)

NOTE

Do not restart the computer until you have connected to an AC adapter, or replaced the

discharged battery with a charged battery.

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Battery Charging

When you use the

AC adapter to connect your GoBook II to a power outlet, the internal battery will

begin to recharge automatically. While the battery is charging, the Battery Power Indicator will be

flashing green. When the battery is fully charged, it will turn off.

If your computer is turned off, or suspended to RAM, a fully discharged battery will take about 4 hours

to recharge. If you computer is turned on and is not in suspend mode, it will take 4- 6 hours to recharge

the battery. Refer to the following table:

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Charging Discharging

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