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Toshiba Satellite A110 (PSAB0) User Manual

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User’s Manual

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Power and Power-Up Modes

Time

The following table shows the time required to fully charge a discharged

battery.

Charging time (hours)

Battery charging notice

The battery may not charge right away under the following conditions:

The battery is extremely hot or cold. To make sure the battery charges

to its full capacity, charge the battery at room temperature of 10° to

30°C (50° to 86°F).

The battery is nearly completely discharged. Leave the AC adapter

connected for a few minutes and the battery should begin charging.

The Battery indicator may show a rapid decrease in battery operating time

when you try to charge a battery under the following conditions:

The battery has not been used for a long time.

The battery has completely discharged and been left in the computer for

a long time.

A cool battery is installed in a warm computer.

In such case, follow the steps below.
1. Fully discharge the battery by leaving it in the computer with the power

on until the power automatically shuts off.

2. Plug in the AC adapter.
3. Charge the battery until the Battery indicator glows green or blue

(depending the model you purchased).

Repeat these steps two or three times until the battery recovers normal

capacity.

Battery type

Power on

Power off

Battery pack

about 12 or longer

about 4 or longer

RTC battery

about 24

about 24 with AC or

Battery pack

The charging time when the computer is on is affected by ambient

temperature, the temperature of the computer and how you use the

computer.
If you make heavy use of external devices the battery might scarcely

charge at all during operation. Refer also to the section

Maximizing battery

operating time

.

Once a battery pack is fully charged, it is recommended that you operate

the computer only on battery power until the battery pack completely

discharges. Doing so extends battery life and helps ensure accurate

monitoring of battery capacity.

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