Sony VAIO PCG-FXA36, User Manual

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Using a Second Battery Pack
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1 Click Start in the Windows taskbar, Control Panel, Performance and
Maintenance, and then click Power Options. The Power Options Properties
dialog box appears.
2 Click the Power Meter tab. The current power source and total battery power
remaining is shown.
To remove the second battery pack
If you attach two battery packs, you can remove either of them without shutting
down the notebook. When removing one battery pack, make sure that the other
battery pack’s indicator is on. If the indicator of the battery pack you are
removing is on, right-click the battery icon on the taskbar and click the “Switch
discharge battery” option.
1 There is a Release lever on the bottom of the weight saver. To remove the
battery pack, slide this lever in the direction of arrow 1, and then slide the
RELEASE lever on the bottom of the notebook in the direction of arrow 2.
2 Remove the weight saver, and then pull out the battery pack.
3 Reinsert the weight saver. See “Using the Weight Saver” for more
information.
Multipurpose bay Release levers
Arrow 1: Weight saver
Release lever
Arrow 2: RELEASE lever