- INTRODUCTION
- INTRODUCTION
- ABOUT OLPC
- WHAT IS SUGAR
- HOW TO VOLUNTEER
- GETTING STARTED
- GETTING STARTED
- OPENING THE XO
- PORTS
- BATTERY CHARGING
- STARTING THE XO
- KEYBOARD
- INTERFACE
- ABOUT THE USER INTERFACE
- HOME VIEW
- ACTIVITY VIEW
- NEIGHBOURHOOD VIEW
- GROUP VIEW
- THE FRAME
- THE JOURNAL
- ACTIVITIES
- WHAT IS AN ACTIVITY
- LAUNCHING ACTIVITIES
- SWITCHING ACTIVITIES
- COLLABORATING
- EXITING ACTIVITIES
- INSTALLING ACTIVITIES
- ACTIVITY SAMPLER
- NETWORK
- GIVE ME THE INTERNET
- CONNECTING
- WIRELESS DEVICES
- NETWORKING HARDWARE
- TROUBLESHOOTING
- RECORD ACTIVITY
- INTRODUCTION
- STARTING RECORD
- PHOTOS
- VIDEO
- AUDIO
- SHARING MEDIA
- THINGS TO TRY
- WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
- BROWSE ACTIVITY
- INTRODUCTION
- WHAT IS THE WEB
- STARTING BROWSE
- BROWSE WEB
- BOOKMARKS
- CHANGING THE VIEW
- SHARING LINKS
- COUNTRY QUIZ
- SEARCH THE WEB
- USING WIKIPEDIA
- CONTRIBUTE TO WIKIPEDIA
- USING EMAIL
- WRITE ACTIVITY
- INTRODUCTION
- STARTING WRITE
- COLLABORATING
- PEER EDITING
- THE BASICS
- GROUP STORY TELLING
- LETTER TO THE EDITOR
- EMAILING A DOCUMENT
- TURTLE ART
- INTRODUCTION
- GETTING STARTED
- STARTER COMMANDS
- PEN COLORS
- PEN COMMANDS
- TRY TURTLE ART
- TURTLE ART LETTERS
- REPEATING COMMANDS
- NUMBERS AND COMMANDS
- SHAPES AND SPECTRUM
- SUPPORT
- HOW TO REFLASH
- POWERING OF YOUR LAPTOP
- REPLACING
- BACKING UP
- GETTING SUPPORT
- APPENDICES
- KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
- PERSONALISING SUGAR
- GLOSSARY
- CREDITS

# Charging the Battery

## Using battery power

The XO needs its battery or to be plugged into a wall directly. The laptop will run from either source of power. When you get your battery it should come with some amount of charge. Use the following instructions to install your battery and charge your laptop.

This is the XO battery. The battery goes on the back of your XO.

## Installing the battery

1. Line up the four tabs on the new battery with the long edge furthest from the catches.
2. Drop the battery into place.
3. Slide the left-hand side catch to the left, and press the battery gently into place.
4. Slide the right-hand side catch to the left, to lock the battery in place.

## Charging the battery

1. Ensure that the battery is in the back of the XO's case.
2. Plug the power cord into your XO.
3. Plug the other end of the power cord into the nearest power source, such as the one connected to the school's generator or a 12 Volt car battery.

### Plugging in your XO

You can use your XO while it is plugged in, when you are charging the battery or when you have a good source for power. For power sources, you can use the generator supplied by your school, the electrical grid, or another source of electricity.

### When to charge the battery

The battery icon in the Frame fills with color, showing you the current charge, or amount of power in the battery. Move the pointer over the battery icon to see how full the battery is. While the battery charges, the battery light near the power button (shaped like a battery) should display yellow, turning to green when the battery is fully charged. A red light tells you that the battery is running very low and you should charge it soon.

## Troubleshooting

If your battery charge gets extremely low during shipping, your XO may not start up. Plugging in external power may not charge the battery.

The solution is to remove the battery, power up the laptop on external power and then insert the battery. Then it will charge and the charging light will be on.

If you're the tinkering type, several more advanced battery troubleshooting tips are at: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XO_Troubleshooting_Battery.

Author : ChargingBattery
© Anne Gentle 2008
Modifications:
adam hyde 2008
Charles McCarthy 2008
A Holt 2008
Janet Swisher 2008
Sandy Culver 2008
Seth Woodworth 2008
Tom Boyle 2008

License : General Public License

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