Acer TravelMate 330 Series User Manual page 60

40 Chapter 2
Operating on Battery Power
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 enters Hibernation
mode if the Sleep Upon Battery-low parameter in BIOS Utility is
enabled and the following conditions exist:
The Hibernation file created by Sleep Manager is present
and valid. See "Sleep Manager" on page 76.
There is enough battery power left to save system
information onto the hard disk.
Otherwise, the computer enters Standby mode.
Warning! Connect the AC adapter to the computer as soon as possible. Data
is lost when computer power is cut off during Standby mode.
The following table shows the recommended course of action to
take when you encounter a battery-low condition.
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AC adapter and 1. Connect the AC adapter to the computer.
power outlet
2. Save all necessary files.
available
3. Resume work.
Power off the computer if you wish to recharge the
battery rapidly.
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