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Battery Packs Disposing of a Used Battery Pack Å WARNING: There is a risk of fire and chemical burn if a battery pack is handled improperly. Do not disassemble, crush, or puncture a battery pack or short the contacts on a battery pack. Do not expose a battery pack to temperatures higher than 60° C (140° F), or dispose of a battery pack in water or fire. When a battery pack has reached the end of its useful life, do not dispose of it in general household waste. ■ In North America, you can dispose of battery packs by using the Compaq battery recycling program. This program provides you with a postage-paid battery pack mailer preaddressed to a reclamation facility where the metals are recycled. For more information, call the telephone number listed for your location in the Worldwide Telephone Numbers booklet, included with the computer. ■ In Europe, dispose of or recycle battery packs by using the public collection system or by returning them to Compaq, your authorized Compaq partners, or their agents. ■ In other regions, refer to the Worldwide Telephone Numbers booklet, included with the notebook, to contact a Compaq authorized dealer, reseller, or service provider and request information about battery pack disposal. For more information about battery pack precautions and disposal and the complete text of governmental agency notices, refer on this CD to the Regulatory and Safety Notices guide. Finding More Power Information For more information about using Standby and Hibernation, conserving power, setting power preferences, and using other power management features, refer on this CD to the Software Guide, "Power" section. 3-18 Hardware Guide

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Hardware Guide
Battery Packs
Disposing of a Used Battery Pack
Å
WARNING:
There is a risk of fire and chemical burn if a battery
pack is handled improperly. Do not disassemble, crush, or puncture
a battery pack or short the contacts on a battery pack. Do not
expose a battery pack to temperatures higher than 60° C (140° F),
or dispose of a battery pack in water or fire.
When a battery pack has reached the end of its useful life, do not
dispose of it in general household waste.
In North America, you can dispose of battery packs by using
the Compaq battery recycling program. This program
provides you with a postage-paid battery pack mailer
preaddressed to a reclamation facility where the metals are
recycled. For more information, call the telephone number
listed for your location in the
Worldwide Telephone Numbers
booklet, included with the computer.
In Europe, dispose of or recycle battery packs by using the
public collection system or by returning them to Compaq,
your authorized Compaq partners, or their agents.
In other regions, refer to the
Worldwide Telephone Numbers
booklet, included with the notebook, to contact a Compaq
authorized dealer, reseller, or service provider and request
information about battery pack disposal.
For more information about battery pack precautions and disposal
and the complete text of governmental agency notices, refer on
this CD to the
Regulatory and Safety Notices
guide.
Finding More Power Information
For more information about using Standby and Hibernation,
conserving power, setting power preferences, and using other
power management features, refer on this CD to the
Software
Guide,
“Power” section.