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User’s Manual 6-6
Power and Power-up Modes
2. Immediately turn off the power, disconnect the AC adaptor and
remove the battery if any of the following events are observed in the
battery pack: offensive or unusual odor, excessive heat, discoloration
or deformation. Never use the computer again until it has been
checked by a TOSHIBA service provider. It might generate smoke or
fire, or the battery pack might rupture.
3. Make sure the battery is securely installed in the computer before
attempting to charge the battery pack. Improper installation could gen-
erate smoke or fire, or cause the battery pack to rupture.
4. Keep the battery pack out or reach of infants and children. It can
cause injury.
Caution
1. Never continue to use a battery pack after its recharging capacity has
become impaired, or after the display of a warning message indicating
that the battery pack’s power is exhausted. Continued use of an
exhausted or impaired battery pack could cause the loss of data.
2. Never dispose of battery packs with normal trash. Bring them to your
TOSHIBA dealer or to another recycling center to save resources and
prevent environmental damage. Cover the terminals with electrical
tape to prevent short-circuits, which could cause the battery pack to
ignite or rupture.
3. Use only battery packs recommended by TOSHIBA as replacements.
4. Always make sure the battery pack is installed correctly and securely.
Otherwise, a battery pack could fall out and possibly cause injury.
5. Change the battery pack only in an ambient temperature between 5
and 35 degrees Celsius. Otherwise, the electrolyte solution might
leak, battery pack performance might deteriorate and the battery life
might be shortened.
6. Be sure to monitor the remaining battery power. If the battery pack
and real time clock battery discharge completely. Sleep and hiberna-
tion will not function and data in memory will be lose. Also, the com-
puter might register an incorrect time and date. In this case, connect
the AC adaptor to recharge the batteries.
7. Never install or remove the battery pack without first turning off the
power and disconnecting the AC adaptor. Never remove the battery
pack while the computer in Hibernate or Sleep Mode. Data will be lost.
Note
1. Never remove the battery pack while the Wake-up on LAN function is
enabled. Data will be lost. Before you remove a battery pack, disable
the Wake-up on LAN function.
2. To ensure the battery pack maintains maximum capacity, operate the
computer on battery power once a week until the battery pack is fully
discharged. Refer to the section Extending Battery Life in this chapter