Bridge Battery
Your notebook computer comes with an internal bridge
battery. The bridge battery saves your system status in
Suspend mode for up to five minutes. This gives you time to
install a fully charged battery or plug in AC power when
your battery charge becomes low.
Only an authorized NEC dealer can change a bridge
battery.
Battery Pack
The NEC Versa 4000 comes with a rechargeable Lithium
Ion (Li-Ion) battery pack. With it, you can run your system
on battery power for up to five hours with Power Manage-
ment or 2.5 hours without Power Management. It's easy to
install and remove.
You can keep track of the battery's status through the status
LCDs on the front of the system or the battery gauge in the
power panel. Both let you know how much battery power
remains.
NOTE
third bars on the battery gauge may flash. This indi-
cates an unknown battery status. To correct the
reading, recharge your battery for 8 hours. If the
battery still shows an unknown status, contact
dealer from whom you purchased the battery for a
replacement.
When battery power is very low, the battery outline on the
battery status LCD blinks. If the system speaker is enabled,
3 low battery warning beeps are emitted.
When installing a new battery, the first and
Using the Hardware 2-3