Areca ARC-1231ML/1261ML/1280ML Computer Hardware User Manual


 
APPENDIX
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Operation
1. Battery conditioning is automatic. There are no manual pro-
cedures for battery conditioning or preconditioning to be per-
formed by the user.
2. In order to make sure of all the capacity is available for your
battery cells, allow the battery cell to be fully charged when
installed for the rst time. The rst time charge of a battery cell
takes about 24 hours to complete.
Changing the Battery Backup Module
At some point, the LI-ION battery will no longer accept a charge
properly. LI-ION battery life expectancy is anywhere from ap-
proximately 1 to 5 years.
1. Shutdown the operating system properly. Make sure that
cache memory has been ushed.
2. Disconnect the battery backup module cable from J2 on the
SATA RAID controller.
3. Disconnect the battery pack cable from JP2 on the Battery
Backup Module.
4. Install a new battery pack and connect the new battery pack
to JP2.
5. Connect the Battery Backup Module to J2 on the SATA RAID
controller.
6. Disable the write-back function from the BIOS or Utility.
Status of BBM
D13 (Green) : lights when BBM activated
D14 (Green) : lights when BBM charging
D15 (Green) : lights when BBM normal
Capacity Memory Type Battery Backup duration (Hours)
128MB DDR Low Power (18mA) 56