Battery Pack38 User’s Guidesince the PC card draws extra power. See “Ejecting aCard” on page 26T Store the battery pack in a cool, dry place. Therecommended storage temperature for battery packsranges from 10 to 30 degrees C. The higher the storagetemperature, the faster the battery pack self-discharges.T The batteries can be recharged about 300 times whenused as directed. Excessive recharging decreasesbattery life.T Take care of your battery pack and AC adapter. See“Care and Maintenance” on page xx of the preface.Battery-low WarningYou never have to worry about battery power as long as youare using the AC adapter. However, when you operate thecomputer on battery power, pay extra attention to thewarning beeps and the power indicator on the displaypanel.The following signals indicate a battery-low condition:T The buzzer generates four short beeps every minute, ifyou enabled the Battery-low Warning Beep parameter inSetup.T The power indicator flashes at regular intervals untilbattery power is depleted.When you receive a battery-low warning, you have aroundtwo minutes to save your work. If you do not connect theAC adapter within this period, the computer automaticallyenters Hibernation mode if the Sleep Upon Battery-lowparameter in Setup is enabled and the following conditionsexist:T The Hibernation file created by Sleep Manager is presentand valid. See “Sleep Manager” on page 73.T There is enough battery power left to save system510.book : 510-2.fm Page 38 Thursday, March 4, 1999 1:03 PM
