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Thepowertorunyourcomputercomeseitherfromtheacpowerprovidedbytheacpoweradapterofyour
computer,orfromthelithium-ion(Li-ion)batteryprovidedwithyourcomputer.Whileyouuseacpower,the
batterychargesautomatically.
Whenyouuseyourcomputerawayfromelectricaloutlets,youdependonbatterypowertokeepyour
computerrunning.Differentcomputercomponentsconsumepoweratdifferentrates.Themoreyouusethe
power-intensivecomponents,thefasteryouconsumebatterypower.
Usingtheacpoweradapter
Theacpoweradapterthatcomeswithyourcomputerhastwobasiccomponents:
Thetransformerpackthatconvertsacpowerforusewiththecomputer.
Thepowercordthatconnectstotheacoutletandtothetransformerpack.
Attention:Usinganimproperpowercordcouldseverelydamageyourcomputer.
Connectingtheacpoweradapter
Toconnecttheacpoweradapter,dothefollowing:
Note:Ensurethatyouperformtheactionsintheorderinwhichtheyarelisted.
1.Connectthepowercordtothetransformerpack.
2.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothepowerconnectorofthecomputer.
3.Connectthepowercordtoanelectricaloutlet.
Tipsforusingtheacpoweradapter
Whentheacpoweradapterisnotinuse,disconnectitfromtheelectricaloutlet.
Donotbindthepowercordtightlyaroundthetransformerpackwhenthepowercordisconnectedto
thetransformerpack.
Ifthebattery-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationareashowsthatthebatterypowerremainingislow,
youcanchargethebatterywhentheacpoweradapterisconnectedtothecomputer.
Note:Beforeyouchargethebattery,makesurethatthebatterytemperatureisatleast10°C(50°F).
Checkingthebatterystatus
Thebattery-statusiconintheWindowsnotificationareashowsthepercentageofbatterypowerremaining.
Therateatwhichyouusebatterypowerdetermineshowlongyoucanusethebatteryofyourcomputer
betweencharges.Becauseeachcomputeruserhasdifferenthabitsandneeds,itisdifficulttopredicthow
longabatterychargewilllast.Therearetwomainfactors:
Howmuchenergyisstoredinthebatterywhenyoubegintowork.
Thewayyouuseyourcomputer.Forexample:
Howoftenyouaccesstheharddiskdriveorsolid-statedrive.
Howbrightyoumakethecomputerdisplay.
Howoftenyouusethewirelessfeatures.
Tocheckfordetailedbatterystatusinformation,dothefollowing:
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