ThinkPad T430 - Charging the Battery; Maximizing Battery Life

Theacpoweradapterthatcomeswithyourcomputerhastwobasiccomponents:
•Thetransformerpackthatconvertsacpoweradapterforusewiththecomputer.
•Thepowercordthatplugsintotheacoutletandintothetransformerpack.
Attention:Usinganimproperpowercordcouldcauseseveredamagetoyourcomputer.
Connectingtheacpoweradapter
Tousetheacpoweradapter,dothefollowing.Besuretotakethesestepsintheorderinwhichtheyare
givenhere.
1.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothepowerjackofthecomputer.
2.Connectthepowercordtothetransformerpack.
3.Plugthepowercordintoanelectricaloutlet.
Tipsonusingtheacpoweradapter
Youcancheckthestatusofyourbatteryatanytimebylookingatthebatterymeteratthebottomofyour
display.
•Whentheacpoweradapterisnotinuse,disconnectitfromtheelectricaloutlet.
•Donotbindthepowercordtightlyaroundtheacpoweradaptertransformerpackwhenitisconnectedto
thetransformer.
•Beforeyouchargethebattery,makesurethatitstemperatureisatleast10°C(50°F).
•Youcanchargethebatterywhentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtothecomputerandthebatteryis
installed.Youneedtochargeitinanyofthefollowingconditions:
–Whenyoupurchaseanewbattery
–Ifthebatterystatusindicatorstartsblinking
–Ifthebatteryhasnotbeenusedforalongtime
Chargingthebattery
Whenyoucheckbatterystatusandndthatthepercentageofpowerremainingisloworwhenthepower
alarmalertsyouthattheremainingpowerislow,youneedtochargeyourbatteryorreplaceitwitha
chargedbattery.
Ifanacoutletisconvenient,plugtheacpoweradapterintoit,andtheninsertthejackintothecomputer.
Thebatterywillbefullychargedinabout3to6hours.Thisisaffectedbythebatterysizeandthephysical
environment.Thebatterystatusindicatorwillletyouknowthatthebatteryischarging,andwillalsonotify
youwhenthebatteryisfullycharged.
Note:Toincreasethelifeofthebattery,thecomputerdoesnotstartrechargingthebatteryiftheremaining
powerisgreaterthan95%.
Maximizingbatterylife
Tomaximizethelifeofthebattery,dothefollowing:
•Usethebatteryuntilthechargeiscompletelydepleted;thatis,usethebatteryuntilthebatterystatus
indicatorstartsblinkingorange.
•Rechargethebatterycompletelybeforeusingit.Thebatteryisfullychargedifthebatteryindicatorshows
greenwhentheacpoweradapterispluggedin.
•Alwaysusepowermanagementfeaturessuchaspowermodes,screenblank,sleep(standby),and
hibernation.
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