Satellite R630-14T - Battery recharging time

My Satellite R630-14T take around 5 Hours for recharging battery .It's a normal time or not?
Normally how much time is required to recharge battery for low battery condition to full battery stage on Satellite R630-14T?

Ya....i checked user manual and found this message on chapter 6 Page 5
+*{color:#ff0000}Time:-{color}*+
+*Refer to "User information Guide" about charging time*+
But I did't found "User information Guide" for Satallite R630-14T anywhere, So can u help me to find out the same...

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> I would like to ask a few questions about my system: first of all, the cooling fan is running in my opinion too often: almost continuously, with brakes of 2-3 seconds. Is this normal?
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