VAIO User Guide SVT1111/SVT1311 Series

Task

# Installing/Removing the Battery Pack

Install the battery pack into the battery compartment on the bottom of your VAIO computer.

## To install the battery pack

1. Turn off your VAIO computer, disconnect the power cord and all connection cables, and close the LCD screen lid.

1. Align the battery pack with the front side of the battery compartment.

1. Turn the battery pack in the direction of the arrow and push it down into the compartment.

1. Tighten the three screws with a coin.

## To remove the battery pack

1. Turn off your VAIO computer, disconnect the power cord and all connection cables, and close the LCD screen lid.

1. Loosen the three screws with a coin.

1. Pull the battery pack slightly in the direction of the arrow.

Note

- Do not pull the battery pack forcibly when you cannot remove it. Loosen the screws once again.

1. Take the battery pack out of your VAIO computer.

Hint

- If your VAIO computer does not recognize the battery pack, push and hold the battery off button on the bottom of the computer for about three seconds with a thin, straight object (such as a paper clip). If this does not solve the problem, remove the battery pack and install it once again.

Note

- You will lose all unsaved data if you remove the battery pack while your VAIO computer is on or in Sleep mode and not connected to the AC adapter.
  Be sure to turn off the computer before removing the battery pack.

Related Topic
Charging the Battery Pack
Notes on Using the Battery Pack
Shutting Down Your VAIO Computer