Using your note book
Battery
Battery:Lifeti meBatteryseealsorechargeablebattery
The battery supplies your noteboo k with the power it needs during mobile use. You
can make a battery charge last longer by enabling the system’s power management
features, see "
Energy saving functions", Page 50.
The charge level of the battery is indicated with the battery symbol in the status indicator panel
(refer also to the EasyGuide for more information about the status indicators). W hen you switch
on the notebook, it takes a few seconds before the battery status is displayed.
The life of the battery is dependent on its proper storage, the number of charging/discharging
cycles and the operating temperature of the notebook.
Charging, carin g for and maintain ing the battery
Battery:Battery:
Only use rechargeable batteries approved by Fujitsu Technology
Solutions for your notebook.
Take care not to drop batteries or otherwise damage their casing (fire risk).
If rechargeable batteries develop a f ault p lease stop using them immediately.
Do not touch the contacts of batteries.
The plus and minus terminals of a battery must never be connected together. Batteries
must be disposed of acco rding to the local regulations for special waste.
Battery charging
Self-discharge,batteryBattery:Charging capacity,batter yBattery:
You can charge the battery by connecti
ng the note book to the m ains adapter. The battery
can only be recharged if the ambient te
mperature of the not ebook falls within the permitted
temperature range. The time taken to c
harge the battery depends on its usage. Information on
the battery charging time can be foun
d u nder "Technical Data" in the EasyG uide.
You can increase the life of your batte
ry by allowing it to fully discharge before recharging it again.
To do this, leave your notebook turn e
d on when it is operated with the battery. Once the battery
is running low you will hear a warni
ng alarm. If you do not connect the mains adapter within five
minutes of the warning alarm descr
ibed above, your notebook will automatically switch off.
Windows XP:
You can set the power-management f
eatures for you r notebook under
Start - (Settings) - Control Pane
l - P ower Options.
Windows Vista:
You can set the pow er-manageme nt
features for your notebook under Start
- (Settings) - Control Panel - Mob
ile PC - Power Options.
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