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Caution Do not mutilate, puncture, or dispose of the battery in fire. The battery can burst or explode, releasing hazardous chemicals. A rechargeable battery pack must be recycled or disposed of properly. To install a second battery To increase the time you can work on a battery, you can install a second, high-capacity battery in the floppy or CD-ROM drive bay. 1. Important Save your work. 2. If necessary, remove the floppy drive or CD-ROM drive from the OmniBook. 3. Slide the high-capacity battery into the OmniBook until it clicks into place. A second Battery Status icon appears in the LCD status panel, showing the charge level of the new battery. Monitoring Battery Power The battery status indicator on the LCD status panel shows the approximate charge level of the battery graphically. For more detailed information, you can see the battery status in the Power dialog box. In this section you'll learn how to • Get the battery status. • Save battery power. 41

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Caution
Do not mutilate, puncture, or dispose of the battery in fire. The battery can
burst or explode, releasing hazardous chemicals. A rechargeable battery pack
must be recycled or disposed of properly.
To install a second battery
To increase the time you can work on a battery, you can install a second,
high-capacity battery in the floppy or CD-ROM drive bay.
1.
Important
Save your work.
2. If necessary,
remove the floppy drive
or CD-ROM drive from the OmniBook.
3. Slide the high-capacity battery into the OmniBook until it clicks into place.
A second Battery Status icon appears in the LCD status panel, showing the
charge level of the new battery.
Monitoring Battery Power
The battery status indicator on the LCD status panel shows the approximate charge
level of the battery graphically. For more detailed information, you can see the
battery status in the Power dialog box.
In this section you’ll learn how to
•
Get the battery status.
•
Save battery power.