Acer 330 User Manual

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Chapter 2
Operating on Battery Power  
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The power indicator flashes at regular intervals until battery 
power is depleted.
When you receive a battery-low warning, you have around two 
minutes to save your work.  If you do not connect the AC 
adapter within this period, the computer enters Hibernation 
mode if the Sleep Upon Battery-low parameter in BIOS Utility is 
enabled and the following conditions exist:
The Hibernation file created by Sleep Manager is present 
and valid.  See “Sleep Manager” on page 76.
There is enough battery power left to save system 
information onto the hard disk.
Otherwise, the computer enters Standby mode.
Warning!  Connect the AC adapter to the computer as soon as possible.  Data 
is lost when computer power is cut off during Standby mode.
The following table shows the recommended course of action to 
take when you encounter a battery-low condition.
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S
S
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ion
ion
Reco
Reco
Reco
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men
men
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ded 
ded 
ded Ac
Ac
Ac
Acttttion
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AC adapter and 
power outlet 
available
1. Connect the AC adapter to the computer.
2. Save all necessary files.
3. Resume work.
Power off the computer if you wish to recharge the 
battery rapidly.
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