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6.3.
Battery
Mode
PLEASE NOTE!
Please charge and discharge the new battery completely two or three
times consecutively to ensure that it reaches its optimum performance!
Batteries store electrical energy in their cells and then release it again as
required.
The service life and performance of your battery depends on careful handling.
The battery should always be completely discharged before charging and then fully
charged again to optimise the service life and performance.
Please also take note of the safety instructions on „Safety Instructions“.
6.3.1. Charging the Battery
The battery is charged using the mains adapter. When the mains adapter is connect-
ed and switched on, the battery charges automatically regardless of whether or not
the Notebook is switched on or not. A complete charge takes a few hours with the
Notebook switched off. With the Notebook switched on, the charging process takes
significantly longer.
PLEASE NOTE!
The charging process is interrupted if the battery voltage or tempera-
ture gets too high.
6.3.2. Discharging the Battery
Operate the Notebook on battery power until it turns itself off due to low battery
charge.
PLEASE NOTE!
Be sure to save your open files promptly to prevent any data
loss.
6.3.3.
Battery
Performance
The actual operating time varies depending on the configuration of the power-sav-
ing functions. You can configure these to suit your requirements in the
Control Pan-
el
under
System and Security, Power Options
. Note: your Notebook consumes
more power when running certain applications, e.g. when playing a DVD.
