Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!samsung!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!apple!mips!sgi!shinobu!odin!odin.corp.sgi.com!portuesi From: portuesi@tweezers.esd.sgi.com (Michael Portuesi) Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops Subject: Re: T1000SE Recharging Times !? Message-ID: Date: 13 Jun 90 12:07:04 GMT References: <1990Jun12.145839.29205@nixtdc.uucp> <13301@netcom.UUCP> Sender: news@odin.corp.sgi.com Reply-To: portuesi@sgi.com (Michael Portuesi) Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc., Mtn. View, CA Lines: 52 In-reply-to: ergo@netcom.UUCP's message of 13 Jun 90 17:11:34 GMT >>>>> On 13 Jun 90 17:11:34 GMT, ergo@netcom.UUCP (Isaac Rabinovitch) said: > In danher@lan.informatik.tu-muenchen.dbp.de (Daniel Hernandez) writes: >>My T1000SE's charging light always turns to green after at most two >>and a half hours even though the manual and several reviews say it >>should take approx. four hours! > I have an older Toshiba whose battery takes longer to charge, but it > sounds to me like you've misunderstood how the light works. The green > light does *not* mean the battery is fully charged. It means that > you have at least 20 minutes left on the battery (probably more than > that on your newer model). The red light is only a warning that you'd > better start saving your files. This is incorrect. The battery lights on the T1000SE/XE have different meanings than they do on your older Toshiba. The battery light can have four states -- off, blinking red, yellow, or green. off The system is off and you are not on AC current OR you are on AC current, the system is on, and battery is charging OR you are running on the battery and it still has power. blink The system is off, you are on AC current, and the battery has red been heavily discharged. Do not turn the machine on until the light changes yellow. yellow The system is off, you are on AC current, and the battery is charging. green you are on AC current and the battery has been fully charged. The green light shows regardless of whether the system is on or off. The confusing part about the battery light is that it behaves differently depending upon whether the system is on or off, and whether you have AC power connected or not. On a different note, does anybody know where I can buy an extra power adapter for the T1000SE/XE? It would be nice to be able to plug my machine in at work and at home without having to carry the cord and adapter back and forth. --M -- __ \/ Michael Portuesi Silicon Graphics, Inc. portuesi@sgi.com Listen to your users, but ignore what they say.