Replacing the Battery
With the purchase of an additional battery, you can have a fully charged spare to swap with one that is not
charged. There are two ways to swap batteries, cold-swapping and hot-swapping:
Cold-swapping Batteries
To cold-swap batteries in your battery bay follow these easy steps:
1
Have a charged battery ready to install.
2
Shut down your notebook and disconnect the AC adapter.
3
Turn the system over so the bottom is facing up, oriented as in Figure 21.
4
Press the two battery release latches away from each other. The battery will pop out of the bay slightly, allowing
you to lift it out of the bay.
5
Insert a new battery into the bay, and press it down so that the latches click into place.
6
Plug in the AC adapter and turn the power on.
Hot-swapping Batteries
To hot-swap batteries in your battery bay follow these easy steps:
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E SURE TO PLUG IN AN
BATTERY PRESENT TO SUPPORT THE SYSTEM WHILE THE BATTERY IS BEING REPLACED
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1
Plug an AC Adapter into the system and connect it to a power outlet.
2
Follow steps 3 and 4 in "Cold Swapping Batteries".
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F THE
ITHIUM ION BATTERY CONNECTOR IS NOT FULLY SEATED
NOTEBOOK OR CHARGE YOUR BATTERY
AC A
DAPTER PRIOR TO REMOVING THE BATTERY
DAPTER YOU WILL LOSE ANY UNSAVED FILES
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