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Taking care of your battery
Taking care of your battery
The following sections offer tips on how to take care of your battery
and prolong its life.
Safety precautions
❖ Always immediately turn the power off and disconnect the power
cable/cord plug from the plug socket and stop using the
computer if you observe any of the following conditions:
❖ Offensive or unusual oder
❖ Excessive heat
❖ Discoloration
❖ Deformation, cracks, or leaks
❖ Smoke
❖ Other unusual event during use, such as abnormal sound
❖ Do not expose the computer to fire. The battery could explode.
Do not turn on the computer’s power again until an authorized
Toshiba service provider has checked it for safety. Continued use
could cause a fire or rupture possibly resulting in serious injury or
computer failure including but not limited to the loss of data.
Maintaining your battery
Fully discharging your battery pack will allow better accuracy of
the battery meter.
To fully discharge your battery pack:
❖ Periodically, disconnect the computer from a power source and
operate it on battery power until the battery pack fully
discharges.
Disposing of your computer
Never attempt to dispose of a computer by burning or by throwing it
into a fire, and never allow exposure to a heating apparatus (e.g.,
microwave oven). Heat can cause a computer to explode and/or
release caustic liquid, both which may possibly cause serious injury.
Discard this computer in accordance with applicable laws and
regulations.