GETTING STARTED
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RECHARGING THE BATTERY
TheLithium-PolymerbatteryisrechargedinternallyusingtheACadapter.Torechargethebattery,
makesurethebatteryisinstalledandthecomputerisconnectedtotheAC.
Thereisno“memoryeffect”inLithium-Polymerbatteries;thereforeyoudonotneedtodischarge
thebatterycompletelybeforerecharging.Thechargetimeswillbesignificantlylongerifyour
Chromebookisinusewhilethebatteryischarging.Ifyouwanttochargethebatterymorequickly,
putyourcomputerintoSuspendmode,orturnitoffwhiletheadapterischargingthebattery.
Low Battery State
Whenthebatterychargeislow,anotificationmessageappears.Ifyoudonotrespondtothelow
batterymessage,thebatterycontinuestodischargeuntilitistoolowtooperate.Whenthishappens,
yourChromebookgoesintoSuspendmode.Thereisnoguaranteeyourdatawillbesavedonce
theChromebookreachesthispoint.
To protect your computer from damage, use only the power adapter that came
with it because each power adapter has its own power output rating.
OnceyourChromebookgoesintoSuspendmodeasaresultofadeadbatteryyouwillbeunable
toresumeoperationuntilyouprovideasourceofpowerfromanadapter.Onceyouhaveprovided
power,youcanpresstheSuspend/PowerOnbuttontoresumeoperation.InSuspendmode,your
dataismaintainedforsometime,butifapowersourceisnotprovidedpromptly,thepowerindicator
stopsflashingandthepowergoesout,inwhichcaseyouhavelostthedatathatwasnotsaved.Once
youprovidepower,youcancontinuetouseyourcomputerwhileanadapterchargesthebattery.