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Chapter 03: Battery Usage and Care 23
Depending on your system’s configuration and your application
usage, two fully charged batteries should allow you to run your
eo TufTab a7230X for 4 ~ 5 hours. Remember, however, that the
batteries are hot swappable, which means that with an extra set
of batteries, and an optional Docking Cradle, you could theoreti-
cally run the eo TufTab without ever having to power down and
recharge.
Operations that will significantly reduce battery life include, but
are not limited to, the following:
1. Using external, bus-powered USB optical, floppy and hard
disk drives
2. Using wireless communications devices, including the
internal wireless networking card, optional 3G data module
Bluetooth adapter, or bus powered USB devices.
3. Using high-brightness display settings, 3D screen savers, or
other processor intensive programs such as games, media
players and 3D graphics applications.
4. Running the computer in maximum performance mode.
5. Using the computer in overly-hot environmental conditions.
Using the Batteries for the First Time
Before using the computer on battery power for the first time,
the batteries should be charged for at least eight hours. Also, the
Smart Battery IC within the battery pack should be calibrated in
order to get an accurate reporting of the remaining battery life.
Chapter 03
Battery Usage and Care