Replacing The Battery Pack; Removing The Battery Pack - Toshiba TECRA M4 User Manual

Power and Power-Up Modes

Replacing the battery pack

When the battery pack reaches the end of its operating life you will need to
install a new one. 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 pack, follow the steps below.
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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.
■
In Hibernation mode, data will be lost if you remove the battery pack or
disconnect the AC adaptor before the save is completed. Wait for the
HDD indicator to go out.
■
Do not touch the battery release latch while holding the computer. Or
you may get injured by the dropped battery pack by unintentional
release of the battery release latch.
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. Close the LCD display panel and turn the computer upside down.
5. Slide the battery safety lock towards the release (
the battery release latch movable.
Battery release latch
6-14
Optional Devices.
Figure 6-1 Releasing the battery pack (1)
) position to make
Battery lock
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