Toshiba Portege S100 User Manual

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User’s Manual

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Power and Power-Up Modes

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. Charge 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, Standby and Suspend will

not function and data in memory will be lost. Also, the computer might

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 is in Suspend or Standby 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

in this chapter for

procedures. If the computer is continuously operated on AC power for

an extended period, more than a week, the battery might fail to retain a

charge. It might not function efficiently over the expected life of the

battery pack and the Battery indicator might not indicate a low-battery

condition.

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.