User manual ACER TRAVELMATE 8473Z

[. . . ] Sound Blaster & Sound Blaster Pro are trademarks of Creative Technology. All other brands or product names mentioned in this manual are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. In order to ensure your safety and the safety of you notebook, we ask that your carefully follow these safety precautions. CAUTION: Using your notebook for long periods of time, with the base resting directly on exposed skin, can cause injury, burns or discomfort from the heat buildup that is generated from the base of your portable computer. [. . . ] The wrong battery type may explode, leak or damage the computer Do not remove any batteries from the computer while it is powered on Do not continue to use a battery that has been dropped, or that appears damaged (e. Even if the computer continues to work with a damaged battery in place, it may cause circuit damage, which may possibly result in fire. At the end of its useful life, under various state and local laws. It may be illegal to dispose of this battery into the municipal waste stream. Check with your local solid waste officials for details in your area for recycling options or proper disposal. Discard used battery according to the manufacturer's instructions. Refer any battery pack repair or Keep children away from, and promptly dispose of a damaged battery. Keep the battery away from metal appliances. affix tape to the battery contacts before disposing of the battery. Do not touch the battery contacts with your hands or metal objects. The symbol above must be attached to the product indicating compliance with the BSMI standard. Plug the DC output cable into the DC power jack of your. Be sure that you have at least one charged battery installed. Your notebook will automatically switch from DC power to battery power. CAUTION: The Lithium-Ion battery does not ship with a precharge initially. You will need to connect the AC adapter to useyour notebook PC the first time. It is recommended that only the AC adapter supplied with the Q1585 is used. Any other adapter could cause damage or malfunction and might result in injury. Connect the AC adapter to the DC power port of your computer. There is no "memory effect" in Lithium-Ion batteries; therefore you do not need to discharge the battery completely before recharging. The charge times will be significantly longer if your notebook PC is in use while the battery is charging. If you want to charge the battery more quickly, put your computer into Suspend mode or turn it off while the adapter is charging the battery. [. . . ] Be sure you are properly grounded when handling and installing the module. Align the connector edge of the memory upgrade module, chip side up, with the connector slot in the compartment. The hard drive of the Q1585 has a hidden partition that contains a full backup image of the operating system that can be used to recover the system in the event that something happens to the operating system. The options menu allows you to launch the Windows recovery tool to reinstall the operating system to factory defaults. [. . . ]