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Taking care of your battery, Safety precautions, Maintaining your battery
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Mobile Computing Taking care of your battery 87 Taking care of your battery The following sections offer tips on how to take care of your battery and prolong its life. Safety precautions Always immediately turn the power off and disconnect the power cable/cord plug from the plug socket and stop using the computer if you observe any of the following conditions: ❖ Offensive or unusual odor ❖ Excessive heat ❖ Discoloration ❖ Deformation, cracks, or leaks ❖ Smoke ❖ Other unusual events during use, such as abnormal sound Do not expose the computer to fire. The battery could explode Do not turn on the computer's power again until an authorized Toshiba service provider has checked it for safety. Continued use could cause a fire or rupture possibly resulting in serious injury or computer failure including but not limited to the loss of data. Maintaining your battery Fully discharging your battery pack will allow better accuracy of the battery meter. To fully discharge your battery pack: ❖ Periodically, disconnect the computer from a power source and operate it on battery power until the battery pack fully discharges. ❖ If you have extra battery packs, rotate their use (for models with an accessible battery only). ❖ If you will not be using the system for an extended period, more than one month, remove the battery pack (for models with an accessible battery only). ❖ Store spare battery packs in a cool dry place out of direct sunlight (for models with an accessible battery only).