Battery-Low Warning - Acer 500 User Manual

Battery Pack
Store the battery pack in a cool, dry place. The
recommended storage temperature for battery packs
ranges from 10 to 30 degrees C. The higher the storage
temperature, the faster the battery pack self-discharges.
The batteries can be recharged about 300 times when
used as directed. Excessive recharging decreases
battery life.
Take care of your battery pack and AC adapter. See
"Care and Maintenance" on page xviii of the preface.

Battery-low Warning

You never have to worry about battery power as long as you
are using the AC adapter. However, when you operate the
computer on battery power, pay extra attention to the
warning beeps and the power indicator on the display
panel.
The following signals indicate a battery-low condition:
The buzzer generates four short beeps every minute, if
you enabled the Battery-low Warning Beep parameter in
Setup.
The power indicator flashes at regular intervals until
battery power is depleted.
When you receive a battery-low warning, you have around
two minutes to save your work. If you do not connect the
AC adapter within this period, the computer automatically
enters Hibernation mode if the Battery Low Suspend
parameter in Setup is enabled and the following conditions
exist:
The Hibernation file created by Sleep Manager is present
and valid. See "Sleep Manager" on page 67.
There is enough battery power left to save system
information onto the hard disk.
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