Charging The Battery Pack; Initializing The Battery Pack - Sharp PC-A250 Operation Manual

or connect the computer to a wall outlet immediately. If you set Critical Batten
Suspend to Enabled in the Power menu of the Setup Utility, the computer will be
suspended to disk in case of significantly low battery power. When your computer
suspends, do not turn on the computer before connecting to a wall outlet or
connecting a fully charged optional external battery pack (see page 3-5).
In Windows 98, you can set the alarm to inform you of the remaining battery level.
In Power Management properties dialog box, select Alarms tab and set Lorv battery
alarm and Critical battery alarm.
The remaining operating time depends on the power you are consuming. If you are
using the audio system, PC card slot, hard disk drive or external floppy disk drive
unit, your computer may consume more battery life.
See also the section on power management in this chapter.

Charging the Battery Pack

Connect the AC adapter to the computer. While the battery is being charged,
the battery power indicator is orange and the battery indicator turns on.
2. When the battery is fully charged, the battery power indicator turns green and
the battery indicator turns off. Charging time may vary according to the
status of the computer.
When the battery is hot Cfor example, afier long use), it ma! take longer
to fully charge the battery.

Initializing the Battery Pack

You need to initialize the battery pack when the actual remaining power in your
battery is less than what the battery indicator lights suggest.
1.
Connect the computer to AC power and wait until the battery is fully charged.
The battery power indicator turns green and the battery indicator turns off. It
will take about 2 hours and 30 minutes if the battery is completed discharged.
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Turn on the computer.
3. When the message Press <F2> to enter Setup Utility appears, press F2 to
open the Setup Utility.