Asus VX3 - Manual (Page 25)

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Getting Started
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NOTE: You will be warned when battery power is low. If you continue to ignore the low battery
warnings, the Notebook PC eventually enters suspend mode (Windows default uses STR).
WARNING! Suspend-to-RAM (STR) does not last long when the battery power is deplet-
ed. Suspend-to-Disk (STD) is not the same as power OFF. STD requires a small amount
of power and will fail if no power is available due to complete battery depletion or no
power supply (e.g. removing both the power adapter and battery pack).
Note: Screen captures
shown here are examples
only and may not reflect
what you see in your sys-
tem.
Checking Battery Power
The battery system implements the Smart Battery standard under the Windows environment, which
allows the battery to accurately report the amount of charge left in the battery. A fully-charged battery
pack provides the Notebook PC a few hours of working power. But the actual figure varies depending
on how you use the power saving features, your general work habits, the CPU, system memory size,
and the size of the display panel.
Left-click the battery icon
Cursor over the battery icon without
power adapter�
Cursor over the battery icon with
power adapter�
Right-click the battery icon
WARNING! Do not leave the battery pack discharged. The battery pack will dis-
charge over time. If not using a battery pack, it must continued to be charged every
three months to extend recovery capacity or else it may fail to charge in the future.
NOTE: The battery stops charging if the temperature is too high or the battery volt-
age is too high.
Charging the Battery Pack
Before you use your Notebook PC on the road, you will have to charge the battery pack. The battery pack
begins to charge as soon as the Notebook PC is connected to external power using the power adapter.
Fully charge the battery pack before using it for the first time. A new battery pack must completely charge
before the Notebook PC is disconnected from external power. It takes a few hours to fully charge the bat-
tery when the Notebook PC is turned OFF and may take twice the time when the Notebook PC is turned
ON. The battery status indicator on the Notebook PC turns OFF when the battery pack is charged.