Charging a hot battery, Battery usage, Installing a battery in the battery bay – Dell Inspiron 3700 User Manual
Page 8: Installing a second battery, Battery charge, Gauge, First low-battery warning, Second low-battery warning, Charging the battery, Detecting battery problems
To install a second battery, perform the following steps:
1. Save your work and close all open files and application programs.
2. If the computer is docked, undock it.
3. If your system does not have Softex Docking Services or Softex BayManager, go to step 5.
4. If your system is running Microsoft Windows NT with Softex Docking Services installed or if your system is running Windows 98 with Softex
BayManager installed, perform the following steps.
a. Double-click the Docking Services or BayManager
icon in the Windows system tray on the task bar. The Softex
BayManager window appears for or Windows 98. The Docking Services window appears for Windows NT.
b. Click the Remove/Swap
button.
5. Preserve your data in one of these ways and then go to step 6:
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Use the standby mode.
Place the computer in standby mode by pressing <Fn><Esc> (or <Scroll Lock><Esc> on an external keyboard if the External Hot
Key option is enabled in the System Setup program).
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Use the S2D mode.
Place the computer in S2D mode by pressing <Fn><a> (or <Fn><q> on a French keyboard). When the green power indicator turns off,
continue to step 6.
6. Remove any device that may be installed in the media bay (see
).
a.
Close the computer display and turn the computer over.
b. Slide the media bay latch toward the Unlock icon to release the device in the bay. Hold the latch in the unlock position while pulling the
device out of the bay.
c. Release the latch after you remove the device.
Figure 2. Removing a Device from the Media Bay
7. Slide the new battery firmly into the battery bay. You should hear a click when the battery is fully seated.
8. If your system is running Microsoft Windows NT with Softex Docking Services or Windows 98 with Softex BayManager, click OK. Then click
OK to close the Softex window.
9. If you put the computer into standby or S2D mode, press the power button to resume normal operation.
Battery Charge Gauge
The battery charge gauge consists of five indicators. Each indicator represents 20 percent of full charge. If only one indicator lights up, recharge
electrical outlet or a second battery is installed.
NOTE: Softex BayManager and Docking Services do not report a second battery installed in the media bay on the Storage
Devices tab.