Removing The Battery Pack - Texas Instruments TravelMate 3000 WinSX User Manual

Handling the Battery Pack
3-14 Getting Started
4. Leave the AC Adapter connected for 1.5 hours (or more) after the green
indicator comes on to charge the battery pack to the 100-percent level.
If you must use your computer on battery power without charging the
extra 1. 5 hours, remember that you do not have a complete charge.
You should charge the battery pack to the 100-percent level at least
during the cycles you have performed automatic discharge. The battery
pack is now ready for use. If the battery pack seems to refuse to hold a
full charge, you should recondition the battery pack.
Note: You can use the computer while charging the battery, but a full charge may
require more time-around 3 hours if the power-saving features are active (BatteryPro,
hard disk and display time-outs, Standby mode, etc.).

Removing the Battery Pack

Remove the battery pack from the computer as follows.
1. Turn off the computer and disconnect the AC Adapter and any other
external device connectors.
2. Close the display and carefully lay the computer upside down on a
padded surface.
3. Slide the battery pack locking latch toward the
symbol.
4. Holding the computer in one hand, carefully turn the computer right
side up and allow the battery pack to fall out of the computer into your
other hand.
Note: The internal NiCad battery pack and its cover are built as one unit: do not try to
separate the cover from the battery pack. Do not short out the battery pack.
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