Low Battery Indication When the battery power becomes significantly low, the battery charge indicator ( ) turns red and the warning beep sounds. Save your data and turn off the notebook, or connect the notebook to a wall outlet immediately. If you do not connect to AC power, the notebook will enter the suspend-to-disk mode and will store the contents of the memory in the suspend-to-disk partition. When your notebook suspends, do not turn on the notebook before connecting to a wall outlet or installing a fully charged battery. Even if you set Suspend Mode to Suspend to RAM in the Power menu of the Setup Utility, the notebook will be suspended to disk in case of low battery power. The remaining operating time depends on the power you are consuming. If you are using the audio system, PC card slot or hard and floppy disk drives, your notebook may consume more battery life. See also the section on power management in this chapter.
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Charging the Battery
1. 2. 3. 4. Turn off the notebook. Connect the AC adapter to the notebook. Wait until the battery is fully charged. While the battery is being charged, the battery charge indicator is orange. When the battery is fully charged, the battery charge indicator turns green. Charging time may vary according to the status of the notebook. As a precaution, when operated for a long time, the notebook will stop charging the battery automatically when it gets too hot. This will also cause the battery charge indicator to go off. When the temperature is low again, the system resumes charging the battery. When the battery is hot(for example, after long use), it may take longer to fully charge the battery.
