Toshiba SATELLITE A60 - Manual (Page 51)

51 Getting Started
Charging the main battery
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Charging the main battery
Before you can use the battery to power the computer, you
must charge it. Connect the computer to a live power outlet
using the AC adapter and power cable. The AC power light
glows green and the battery light glows amber to show that it
is charging.
Once the computer is connected to a power outlet, you can
charge the battery with the computer turned off or on. It takes
several hours to charge the battery when the computer is off.
It takes much longer to charge the battery when the computer
is on. The less power the computer is consuming, the faster
the battery will charge.
For more information on battery use, see “Running the
computer on battery power” on page 116 .
Once the battery is charged for the first time, avoid leaving the
computer plugged in and turned off for more than a few hours
at a time. Continuing to charge a fully charged battery can
damage the battery.
TECHNICAL NOTE: When your computer is using all of the
power provided by the AC Adaptor to run applications,
features, and devices, the recharging of the battery can not
occur. Your computer's Power Saver utility can be used to
select a power level setting that reduces the power required for
system operation and will allow the battery to recharge. For
more information, see
“Power Management” on page 159 .
Battery life and charge time may vary depending on the
applications, power management settings, and features used. NOTE