CHAPTER 3: Setting Up and Getting Started18Avoiding discomfort and injury fromrepetitive strain• Vary your activities to avoid excessive repetition.• Take breaks to change your position, stretch yourmuscles, and relieve your eyes.• Find ways to break up the work day, andschedule a variety of tasks.Connecting the AC adapterYou can run your notebook using an AC adapter oryour notebook’s battery. The battery was shipped toyou partially charged. You should use the AC adapterright away to fully charge the battery. Allow threehours for the battery to fully charge.WarningDo not attempt to disassemble the AC adapter. The ACadapter has no user-replaceable or user-serviceable parts inside. TheAC adapter has dangerous voltages that can cause serious injury ordeath. Contact Gateway about returning defective AC adapters.CautionMake sure that you use the AC adapter that came with yournotebook or one of the same type purchased from Gateway. Replacethe power cord if it becomes damaged. The replacement cord mustbe of the same type and voltage rating as the original cord or yournotebook may be damaged.ImportantIf the battery is not fully charged before you use yournotebook on battery power for the first time, the battery life maybe much shorter than you expect. If the battery life seems short evenafter being charged for three hours, the battery may need to berecalibrated. For information on recalibrating the battery, see“Recalibrating the battery” on page 64.
