HP Armada 3500 Compaq Armada 3500 Series Reference Guide - Page 43

Resolving a Low-Battery Condition with a Charged Battery Pack CAUTION: If you are removing the battery pack while the computer is on, you can prevent loss of information by initiating Hibernation before removing the battery pack. 1. Stop working and save your work immediately. 2. Either press the suspend button to initiate Suspend or press the Fn+Suspend buttons to initiate Hibernation. 3. Remove the discharged battery pack. 4. Insert a fully charged battery pack. 5. Exit Hibernation. Resolving a Low Battery Condition When No Power Source Is Available To resolve a low battery condition when no power source is available, do one of the following: s Initiate Suspend if you have a spare fully charged battery pack. After you have inserted the spare battery pack, press the Suspend button to exit Suspend. All information returns to the screen at the point where Suspend was initiated. Power continues to be used, but at a slower rate. If the battery pack fully discharges while the computer is in Suspend, all unsaved data will be lost. s Initiate Hibernation until a power source is available. This automatically saves all current information in memory to the hard disk and turns off the computer. When power is available and the computer is turned on, all information returns to the screen at the point where Hibernation was initiated. s Save your information, then turn off the computer until a power source is available. Using Battery Packs 4-7 Writer: Lorise Fazio Saved by: J Abercrombie Saved date: 12/08/98 4:03 PM Part Number: 310296-002 File name: Ch04.doc