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Installing a secondary battery

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CHAPTER 2: Checking Out Your Gateway Notebook www.gateway.com 6 Slide the battery release latch, then slide the battery out of the notebook. 7 Slide a recharged battery into the notebook until it snaps into place. 8 Slide the battery lock to the locked position. 9 Turn your notebook over. 10 Reattach the optional port replicator. 11 Open the LCD panel and press the power button. Installing a secondary battery Warning Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with a battery specifically manufactured for your Gateway notebook. Discard used batteries according to local hazardous material regulations. The battery used in this device may present a fire or chemical burn hazard if mishandled. Do not disassemble, heat above 212°F (100°C), or incinerate. Dispose of used battery promptly. Keep away from children. Your notebook's modular bay accepts a secondary battery. The secondary battery charges when the notebook is connected to AC power. To install a secondary battery: ■ Swap the secondary battery for a bay module by following the instructions in "Changing modules" on page 27. Caution If your notebook is connected to AC power, or if you have a charged main battery installed, you can change the secondary battery while the notebook is turned on. If your notebook is not plugged into an AC outlet, and you do not have a charged main battery installed, you must turn the notebook off while changing the battery or you will lose any unsaved data. 34

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CHAPTER 2: Checking Out Your Gateway Notebook
www.gateway.com
34
6
Slide the battery release latch, then slide the battery out of the notebook.
7
Slide a recharged battery into the notebook until it snaps into place.
8
Slide the battery lock to the locked position.
9
Turn your notebook over.
10
Reattach the optional port replicator.
11
Open the LCD panel and press the power button.
Installing a secondary battery
Warning
Danger of explosion if battery is
incorrectly replaced.
Replace only with a battery specifically
manufactured for your Gateway
notebook. Discard used batteries
according to local hazardous material
regulations.
The battery used in this device may
present a fire or chemical burn hazard if
mishandled. Do not disassemble, heat
above 212°F (100°C), or incinerate.
Dispose of used battery promptly. Keep
away from children.
Caution
If your notebook is connected to AC
power, or if you have a charged main
battery installed, you can change the
secondary battery while the notebook is
turned on. If your notebook is not
plugged into an AC outlet, and you do not
have a charged main battery installed,
you must turn the notebook off while
changing the battery or you will lose any
unsaved data.
Your notebook’s modular bay accepts a secondary battery. The secondary
battery charges when the notebook is connected to AC power.
To install a secondary battery:
Swap the secondary battery for a bay module by following the instructions
in
“Changing modules” on page 27
.