Taking Care Of Your Battery; Maximizing Battery Life - Toshiba Satellite R10 User Manual

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Mobile Computing

Taking care of your battery

3 Lock the battery into place using the battery lock.
4 Reconnect any cables.
5 Restart the computer.
Taking care of your battery
The following sections offer tips on how to take care of your
battery and prolong its life.

Maximizing battery life

To maximize the life of your battery:
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At least once a month, disconnect the computer from a
power source and operate it on battery power until the
battery fully discharges. Before doing so, follow the steps
below:
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2
3
4
5
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If you have extra batteries, rotate their use.
Turn off the computer's power.
Disconnect the AC adapter and turn on the
computer's power. If it does not turn on, go to step 4.
Operate the computer on battery power for five
minutes. If the battery has at least five minutes of
operating time, continue operating until the battery is
fully discharged. If the battery light flashes or there is
some other warning to indicate a low battery, go to
step 4.
Connect the AC adapter to the computer and the
power cord/cable to a power outlet. The DC-IN (if
applicable to your system) or AC power light should
glow green, and the battery light should glow amber
to indicate that the battery is being charged. If the
DC-IN or AC power light indicator does not glow,
power is not being supplied. Check the connections
to the AC adapter and power cord/cable.
Charge the battery until the battery light glows green.