Fujitsu LifeBook A1010 User Manual

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Lithium ion Battery
Lithium ion Battery
Your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook has a Lithium ion
battery that provides power for operating your LifeBook
notebook when no external power source is available.
The battery is durable and long lasting, but should not
be exposed to extreme temperatures, high voltages,
chemicals or other hazards.
The Lithium ion battery operating time may become
shorter if it is used under the following conditions:
■
When used at temperatures that exceeds a low of 41°F
(5°C) or a high of 95°F (35°C). Extreme temperatures
not only reduce charging efficiency, but can also cause
battery deterioration.
■
When using a high current device such as a modem,
DVD, or hard drive, using the AC adapter will
conserve your battery life.
RECHARGING THE BATTERIES
If you want to know the charge condition of the primary
Lithium ion battery, double-click the Battery indicator
located on the system tray, located at the bottom right of
your screen. (The icon looks like a battery).
The Lithium ion battery is recharged internally using
the AC adapter or Auto/Airline adapter. To recharge the
battery, make sure the battery that needs to be charged
is installed in your LifeBook notebook and connect the
AC or Auto/Airline adapter. The Lithium ion battery can
also be charged using an external battery charger, avail-
able from Fujitsu.
There is no memory effect on the Lithium ion battery,
therefore you do not need to discharge the battery
completely before recharging. The charge times will be
significantly longer if your LifeBook notebook is in use
while the battery is charging. If you want to charge the
battery more quickly, put your LifeBook notebook into
Suspend mode, or turn it off while the adapter is
charging the battery. (See Power Management on page 30
for more information on Suspend mode and shutdown
procedure)
Low Battery State
When the battery is running low, a low battery notifica-
tion message will appear. If you do not respond to the
low battery message, the batteries will continue to
discharge until they are too low to operate. When this
happens, your LifeBook notebook will go into Suspend
mode. There is no guarantee that your data will be saved
once the notebook reaches this point.
Once your LifeBook notebook goes into Dead Battery
Suspend mode you will be unable to resume operation
until you provide a source of power either from an
adapter, or a charged battery. Once you have provided
power, you will need to press the Suspend/Resume
button to resume operation. In the Dead Battery
Suspend mode, your data can be maintained for some
time, but if a power source is not provided promptly, the
Power indicator will stop flashing and go out, meaning
that you have lost the data that was not stored. Once you
CAUTIONS
■
Do not leave a faulty battery in your LifeBook note-
book. It may damage your AC adapter, optional
Auto/Airline adapter, a second battery or your Life-
Book notebook itself. It may also prevent operation of
your LifeBook notebook by draining all available cur-
rent into the bad battery.
■
Under federal, state, or local law it may be illegal to
dispose of batteries by putting them in the trash.
Please take care of our environment and dispose of
batteries properly. Check with your local government
authority for details regarding recycling or disposing
of old batteries. If you cannot find this information
elsewhere, contact your support representative at 1-
800-8Fujitsu (1-800-838-5487).
POINT
Actual battery life will vary based on screen brightness,
applications, features, power management settings,
battery condition and other customer preferences.
Media player drive or hard drive usage may also have a
significant impact on battery life. The battery charging
capacity is reduced as the battery ages. If your battery is
running low quickly, you should replace it with a new
one.
POINT
Using heavy current devices such as a Modem or
frequent media player accesses may prevent charging
completely.
CAUTIONS
■
Once the low battery notification message appears,
you need to save all your active data and put your
LifeBook notebook into Suspend mode until you can
provide a new power source. You should provide a
charged battery, an AC power adapter, or Auto/
Airline adapter as soon as possible.
■
When you are in Suspend mode there must always
be at least one power source active. If you remove
power while your LifeBook notebook is in Suspend
mode, any data that has not been saved to the hard
drive will be lost.
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Fujitsu LifeBook A1010 Specifications

General

Brand	Fujitsu
Model	LifeBook A1010
Category	Laptop
Language	English