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Charging the batteries, Charging the batteries -10 – Toshiba Portege R200 (PPR20) User Manual

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PORTÉGÉ R200

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Power and Power-Up Modes

3. After the battery pack is charged, avoid leaving the AC adaptor

connected and the computer turned off for more than a few hours at a

time. Continuing to charge a fully-charged battery pack can damage the

battery.

Charging the batteries

When the power in the battery pack becomes low, the Battery indicator

flashes orange indicating that only a few minutes of battery power remain.

If you continue to use the computer while the Battery

indicator flashes, the

computer enables Hibernation mode (so you don’t lose data) and

automatically turns off.

You must recharge a battery pack when it becomes discharged.

Procedures

To recharge a battery pack while it is installed in the computer, connect the

AC adaptor to the DC IN 15V jack and plug the other end into a working

outlet.
The Battery indicator glows orange when the battery is being charged.

Time

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

discharged battery.

Charging time (hours)

The computer enters Hibernate mode only if Hibernation is enabled in

two places: the Hibernate tab in Power Options and Setup Action tab in

TOSHIBA Power Saver.

This section describes the charging method for the main battery pack

and the High Capacity 2nd Battery Pack using the computer. However,

the batteries can also be charged by using an optional Slim Port

Replicator connected to a Battery Charging cable. The Battery

Charging cable is a cable exclusively used for charging the High

Capacity 2nd Battery Pack.

Use only the computer connected to an AC power source an optional Slim

Port Replicator to charge the battery pack. Do not attempt to charge the

battery pack with any other charger.

Battery type

Power on

Power off

Battery pack (3800mAh)

about 3.5 to 4.5 or

longer

about 3.5

High Capacity 2nd Battery Pack

(3900mAh)

about 3.5 to 4.5 or

longer

about 3.5

RTC battery

8

Doesn't charge