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Using Your Gateway Solo 3150 Notebook
Managing battery power
Your system has many ways to tailor power management and maximize
battery operating time to best fit how you use your notebook. This chapter
contains information about charging and using the battery pack, changing
the power button settings, and using Standby, Suspend, and other notebook
settings to maximize battery power.
Charging the battery pack
The battery must be installed in the notebook and connected to an AC
power source to charge. The battery charges any time your notebook is
connected to an AC power source.
You can also purchase an external battery charger or an airplane/automobile
adapter from Gateway Add-Ons. The external charger can charge an
additional battery while your notebook is charging its own attached battery.
The airplane/automobile adapter lets you power your notebook and charge
your battery from power plugs on airplanes and automobiles.
Install the battery pack in the notebook, then connect the AC power to
the notebook. The AC power begins to recharge the battery pack.
Swapping the battery pack
Battery packs can be "warm-swapped." This means you can change battery
packs while in Suspend mode (Windows 95) or Standby mode
(Windows 98). The backup battery that supports warm swapping has a
limited power supply of about ten minutes. Make the battery swap quickly
to conserve the backup battery power.
To charge a battery pack
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