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Replacing the battery pack
When the battery pack reaches the end of its operating life you will need to install a
new one. The life of the battery pack is generally about 500 recharges. If the
Battery indicator or Slim Select Bay indicator (if a Slim Select Bay 2nd battery
pack is installed) flashes orange shortly after fully recharging the battery, the
battery pack needs to be replaced.
You might also replace a discharged battery pack with a charged spare when you
are operating your computer away from an AC power source. This section explains
how to remove and install the battery pack. For the details about removing/
installing the Slim Select Bay 2nd battery pack, refer to Chapter 8,
Removing the battery pack
To replace a discharged battery, follow the steps below.
CAUTIONS: 1. When handling battery packs, do not short circuit the
1. Save your work.
2. Turn the computer's power off. Make sure the Power indicator is off.
3. Remove all cables connected to the computer.
4. Turn the computer upside down.
5. Slide the battery release latch to free the battery pack for removal, then slide
out the battery pack.
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terminals. Also do not drop, hit or otherwise apply
impact; do not scratch or break the casing and do not
twist or bend the battery pack.
2. Do not remove the battery pack while the computer is
in Standby mode. Data is stored in RAM, so if the
computer loses power it will be lost.
3. In Hibernation mode, data will be lost if you remove
the battery or disconnect the AC adaptor before the
save is completed. Wait for the Disk indicator to go
out.
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