6 Power management | 36 | |
| Shutting down the computer | 36 |
| Setting power options | 36 |
| Using | 36 |
| Initiating and exiting Sleep | 37 |
| Initiating and exiting Hibernation | 37 |
| Using the power meter and power settings | 37 |
| Setting password protection on wakeup | 38 |
| Using battery power | 38 |
| 38 | |
| Finding additional battery information | 38 |
| Using Battery Check | 39 |
| Displaying the remaining battery charge | 39 |
| Maximizing battery discharge time | 39 |
| Managing low battery levels | 39 |
| Identifying low battery levels | 39 |
| Resolving a low battery level | 40 |
| Conserving battery power | 40 |
| Using external AC power | 40 |
| Testing an AC adapter | 41 |
7 | External cards and devices | 42 |
| Using memory card readers | 42 |
| Inserting a memory card | 42 |
| Removing a memory card | 42 |
| Using smart cards | 43 |
| Inserting a smart card | 44 |
| Removing a smart card | 44 |
| Using a USB device | 44 |
| Connecting a USB device | 45 |
| Removing a USB device | 45 |
| Using optional external devices | 45 |
| Using optional external drives | 46 |
8 | Drives | 47 |
| Handling drives | 47 |
| Improving hard drive performance | 47 |
| Using Disk Defragmenter | 47 |
| Using Disk Cleanup | 48 |
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