Monitoring Battery Power - Toshiba Satellite User Manual

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Mobile Computing

Monitoring battery power

The battery may not start charging immediately under the
following conditions:
❖
The battery is extremely hot or cold.
To ensure that the battery charges to its full capacity,
wait until it reaches room temperature (50 to 80 degrees
Fahrenheit, 10 to 26 degrees Celsius).
❖
The battery is almost completely discharged.
Leave the power connected and the battery should
begin charging after a few minutes.
Monitoring battery power
NOTE
The computer's main battery light gives you an indication of
the main battery's current charge.
❖
Glows amber while the main battery is being charged
(AC adaptor connected)
❖
Glows white when the main battery is fully charged
NOTE
❖
Flashes amber when the main battery charge is low and
it is time to recharge the main battery or plug in the AC
adaptor
HINT: Once the battery is fully charged, we recommend
that you periodically operate your computer on battery
power until the battery discharges completely.
Please make a complete back up of your data to external
media before discharging the battery. For more
information, see
To locate your system indicator lights, please refer to your
Quick Start document.
Battery life and charge time may vary, depending upon
power management settings, applications and features
used.
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