Toshiba Satellite A210 User Manual page 178

Power and Power-Up Modes
Caution
1. Never continue to use a battery pack after its recharging capacity has
become impaired, or after the display of a warning message indicating that
the battery pack's power is exhausted. Continued use of an exhausted or
impaired battery pack could cause the loss of data.
2. Never dispose of battery packs with normal trash. Bring them to your
TOSHIBA dealer or to another recycling center to save resources and pre-
vent environmental damage. Cover the terminals with electrical tape to pre-
vent short-circuits, which could cause the battery pack to ignite or rupture.
3. Use only battery packs recommended by TOSHIBA as replacements.
4. Always make sure the battery pack is installed correctly and securely. Oth-
erwise, a battery pack could fall out and possibly cause injury.
5. Change the battery pack only in an ambient temperature between 5 and 35
degrees Celsius. Otherwise, the electrolyte solution might leak, battery
pack performance might deteriorate and the battery life might be shortened.
6. Be sure to monitor the remaining battery power. If the battery pack and real
time clock battery discharge completely. Sleep and Suspend will not func-
tion and data in memory will be lose. Also, the computer might register an
incorrect time and date. In this case, connect the AC adaptor to recharge the
batteries.
7. Never install or remove the battery pack without first turning off the power
and disconnecting the AC adaptor. Never remove the battery pack while the
computer in Suspend or Sleep mode. Data will be lost.
Note
1. Never remove the battery pack while the Wake-up on LAN function is
enabled. Data will be lost. Before you remove a battery pack, disable the
Wake-up on LAN function.
2. To ensure the battery pack maintains maximum capacity, operate the com-
puter on battery power once a week until the battery pack is fully dis-
charged. Refer to the section
procedures. If the computer is continuously operated on AC power for an
extended period, more than a week, the battery might fail to retain a charge.
It might not function efficiently over the expected life of the battery pack
and Battery indicator might not indicate a low-battery condition.
3. After the battery pack is charged, avoid leaving the AC adaptor connected
and the computer turned off for more than a few hours at a time. Continuing
to charge a fully-charged battery pack can damage the battery.
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