Toshiba M200 User Manual

The battery may not charge right away under the following conditions:

❑

The battery is extremely hot or cold. If the battery is extremely hot, it might not
charge at all. Also, to ensure the battery charges to its full capacity, charge the
battery at room temperature of 10° to 30°C (50° to 86°F).

❑

The battery is nearly completely discharged. Leave the AC adaptor connected
for a few minutes and the battery should begin charging.

The 

Battery 

indicator may show a rapid decrease in battery operating time when

you try to charge a battery under the following conditions:

❑

The battery has not been used for a long time.

❑

The battery has completely discharged and been left in the computer for a long
time.

❑

A cool battery is installed in a warm computer.

In such case, follow the steps below.

1. Fully discharge the battery by leaving it in the computer with the power on

until the power automatically shuts off.

2.

Plug in the AC adaptor.

3. Charge the battery until the 

Battery 

indicator glows green.

Repeat the steps two or three times until the battery recovers normal capacity.

Remaining battery power can be monitored in Power Saver.