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ExternalBatteryKitGuide
Aboutthisdocument
ThisdocumentappliestotheexternalbatterykitfortheLenovo
personalcomputer.
Thisdocumentprovidesthefollowinginformation:
•“Batterysafetyinformation”onpage1
•“Usingtheexternalbatterykit”onpage10
•“Warranty”onpage14
•“Notices”onpage17
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Batterysafetyinformation
http://www.lenovo.com/safety
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Safetyinformation
DANGER
Thereisadangerofexplosioniftherechargeablebatterypackis
incorrectlyreplaced.Thebatterypackcontainsasmallamountofharmful
substances.
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Toavoidpossibleinjury:
•ReplaceonlywithabatteryofthetyperecommendedbyLenovo.
•Keepthebatterypackawayfromre.
•Donotexposeittowaterorrain.
•Donotattempttodisassembleit.
•Donotshort-circuitit.
•Keepitawayfromchildren.
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Note:(JEITAguidance):Batteriesareexpendableproducts.Whena
fullychargedbatterynolongerprovidessufcientruntime,itshouldbe
replaced.Batteriesusedlongerthanthewarrantyperiodmaybegood
candidatesforreplacement.Batteryreplacementsunderwarrantymust
bevalidatedbyLenovousingLenovosystemdiagnosticsinstalledonthe
computer,oravailablefordownloadatwww.lenovo.com/thinkvantagetoolbox
andeitherwww.lenovo.com/powermanager_xpor
www.lenovo.com/powermanager_vista_win7.Batterylifeisaffectedbyseveral
factorssuchasrechargecyclecount,temperature,systemusage,screen
brightness,applications,andothercustomerpreferences.
Note:Lenovobatteriesareshippedpartiallychargedtomaximizeshelflife.T o
maximizethelongevityofyourbattery,youshouldfullychargeitafterreceivingit.
Batteriesshouldalsoberechargedatleasttwiceayear.Ifthebatteryisstored
withalowchargeforextendedperiodsoftime,thebatterymaybecomeunusable
andmightbedisabled.
BatteriessuppliedbyLenovoforusewithyourproducthavebeentestedfor
compatibilityandshouldonlybereplacedwithapprovedparts.
AbatterypackotherthantheonespeciedbyLenovo,oradisassembledor
modiedbatterypackisnotcoveredbythewarranty.
LenovodoesnotsupportbatteriesthatarenotgenuineLenovo-madeor
authorized.Lenovosystemsmaycontinuetoboot,butmaynotcharge
unauthorizedbatteries.
Warning:Lenovohasnoresponsibilityfortheperformanceorsafetyof
unauthorizedbatteries,andprovidesnowarrantiesforfailuresordamagearising
outoftheiruse.
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