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indicatorlocatedinfrontofthecomputer.
Hint:Nomatterwhetherthebatteryisinstalledinthe
computerornot,italwaysperformsselfdischarge.(About
1%aday)
Ifthebatteryhasnotbeenusedforalongtime,itmighthaveno
power because of selfdischarge. This is the inherent feature of
lithiumionbattery.Youshouldusetheexternalpowersourceor
rechargethebattery.
Ifyoustillcannotturnonthecomputer(thebatteryindicatoralso
doesn’tflash),itmeansthebatteryisinselfprotectionstate.Charge
the battery for 2~4 hours to activate the battery. Turn on the
computeragainwhenthebatteryindicatorflashes.
Hint:Ifyoudonotplanonusingthecomputerforalong
time,removethebatterypackandstoreitseparately.
Note:Chargeanddischargethebatteryatleastonceevery
threemonthstoavoidthebatterymalfunctionsby
overdischarge.
1.3.3Batteryinitialization
Afterusingthebatteryforalongtime,thebattery’soperatingtime
ismuchshorterthanthefirstuse.Thereasonisthatthelithiumion
battery memory is affected. Complete the battery initialization
processtoerasetheaffectedpartofthebatterymemory.
Thebatteryinitializationistheprocessoffullychargingthebattery,
fullydischargingthebatteryandfullychargingitagain.Complete
thefollowingstepstoperformthebatteryinitializationprocess:
¾ Make sure the computer has been turned off; connect the
computertoanexternalpowersourcetochargethebattery.
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¾ Turnonthecomputerwhenthebatteryisfullycharged.Press