User manual DELL LATITUDE D610 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE

[. . . ] NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid For a complete list of abbreviations and acronyms, see the User's Guide (depending on your operating system, double-click the User's Guide icon on your desktop or click the Start button, click Help and Support Center, and click User and system guides). If you purchased a DellTM n Series computer, any references in this document to Microsoft® Windows® operating systems are not applicable. NOTE: Some features may not be available for your computer or in certain countries. [. . . ] In addition, when your computer is connected to a docking device (docked), the Battery Meter window includes a Dock Battery tab, which displays the charge level and current status of the docking device battery. For more information about QuickSet, right-click the For more information about the Power Meter tab, see your User's Guide. For example, if the battery has 80 percent of its charge remaining, four of the lights are on. The battery operating time is largely determined by the number of times it is charged. After hundreds of charge and discharge cycles, batteries lose some charge capacity, or battery health. To check the battery health, press and hold the status button on the battery charge gauge for at least 3 seconds. If no lights appear, the battery is in good condition, and more than 80 percent of its original charge capacity remains. each light represents incremental degradation. If five lights appear, less than 60 percent of the charge capacity remains, and you should consider replacing the battery. See your User's Guide for more information about the battery operating time. NOTICE: To avoid losing or corrupting data, save your work immediately after a low-battery warning. Then connect the computer to an electrical outlet, or install a second battery in the module bay. If the battery runs completely out of power, hibernate mode begins automatically. A pop-up window warns you when the battery charge is approximately 90 percent depleted. For more information about low-battery alarms, see your User's Guide. A low-battery warning occurs when the battery charge is approximately 90 percent depleted. If two batteries are installed, the low-battery warning means that the combined charge of both batteries is approximately 90 percent depleted. The computer enters hibernate mode when the battery charge is at a critically low level. For more information about low-battery alarms, see your User's Guide. NOTE: The AC adapter charges a completely discharged battery in approximately 1 hour with the computer turned off. Charge time is longer with the computer turned on. You can leave the battery in the computer as long as you like. [. . . ] Then shut down your computer and try again. Select the Boot from CD-ROM option from the menu that appears. If multiple versions are listed, select the version appropriate for your computer. When the Dell Diagnostics Main Menu appears, select the test you want to run. [. . . ]