Replacing the Battery Pack
Chapter 4. Using Battery Power 4-5
Replacing the Battery Pack
When the AC Adapter is connected, you can replace the battery
pack whenever it is low in power. Without the AC Adapter, the
battery pack can be replaced when the computer power is off, or
when the computer is in hibernation mode. To replace the battery
pack during hibernation mode and without turning off the computer,
follow these instructions.
Important!
To create the hibernation file:
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• If you are using PC Cards, either connect the AC Adapter or
stop the PC Card application and remove the PC Card before
doing the following.
• Make sure you have created the hibernation file before doing
the following steps. Otherwise, you cannot enter hibernation
mode. (See page 4-15.)
1 Enter hibernation mode by pressing the Fn+F8 key combination.
Make sure the power-on indicator is off before you open the
battery bay door.
2 Press the battery cover release latch and slide out the
battery cover.