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Battery Packs, Removing a Primary Battery Pack from the Battery Bay

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5.6 Battery Packs ! WARNING: To reduce the risk of injury or damage to the battery pack, do not crush, puncture, or incinerate the battery pack or short the metal contacts. Do not attempt to open or service the battery pack. Removing a Primary Battery Pack from the Battery Bay 1. If the computer is turned on, press the suspend button. If there is hard drive or diskette activity, Suspend may not occur immediately. The computer screen clears and the power/suspend light begins to flash when Suspend is initiated. If the computer is turned off or in Suspend or Hibernation, proceed to Step 2. 2. Close the computer. 3. Tilt the computer at an angle – so the bottom of the computer is accessible (Figure 5-5). 4. Slide the battery release latch toward the back of the computer —. 5. Pull the battery pack out of the battery bay ˜. Figure 5-5. Removing a Battery Pack 5-6 Removal and Replacement Procedures

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Removal and Replacement Procedures
5.6
Battery Packs
!
WARNING:
To reduce the risk of injury or damage to the battery pack, do not crush,
puncture, or incinerate the battery pack or short the metal contacts. Do not attempt to
open or service the battery pack.
Removing a Primary Battery Pack from the Battery Bay
1. If the computer is turned on, press the suspend button. If there is hard drive or
diskette activity, Suspend may not occur immediately. The computer screen clears
and the power/suspend light begins to flash when Suspend is initiated.
If the computer is turned off or in Suspend or Hibernation, proceed to Step 2.
2. Close the computer.
3. Tilt the computer at an angle
so the bottom of the computer is accessible
(Figure 5-5).
4. Slide the battery release latch toward the back of the computer
.
5. Pull the battery pack out of the battery bay
.
Figure 5-5.
Removing a Battery Pack