Chapter 1 Hardware Overview
Satellite P500 and Satellite Pro500 Maintenance Manual (960-Q08)
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1.8 Batteries
The PC has the following two batteries.
Main battery
Real time clock (RTC) battery
Table 1-12 lists the specifications for these two batteries.
Battery Name Battery Element Output Voltage Capacity
Sanyo
6 Cells
10.8 v 4000mAh
Main battery
Sanyo
12 cell
Lithium ion
10.8v 8000mAh
Real time clock
(RTC) battery
VARTA
ML1220
Lithium ion 3V 16mAh
Table 1-12 Battery specifications
1.8.1 Main Battery
The main battery is the primary power supply for the computer when the AC adapter is not
connected. In Standby, the main battery maintains the current status of the computer.