Inserting or removing the battery .......................................................................................

43

Charging a battery .............................................................................................................

44

Maximizing battery life .......................................................................................................

45

Managing low battery levels ..............................................................................................

45

Identifying low battery levels .............................................................................

45

Resolving a low battery level .............................................................................

46

Resolving a low battery level when external power is available .......

46

Resolving a low battery level when a charged battery is available ...

46

Resolving a low battery level when no power source is available ....

46

Resolving a low battery level when the computer cannot exit

 

Hibernation .......................................................................................

46

Conserving battery power ..................................................................................................

46

Storing a battery ................................................................................................................

46

Disposing of a used battery ...............................................................................................

47

Replacing the battery .........................................................................................................

47

Using external AC power ....................................................................................................................

47

Testing an AC adapter .......................................................................................................

48

7 Drives .............................................................................................................................................................

49

Handling drives ...................................................................................................................................

49

Using the optional security screw .......................................................................................................

50

Removing or replacing the service door .............................................................................................

50

Removing the service door ................................................................................................

51

Replacing the service door ................................................................................................

51

Replacing or upgrading the hard drive ...............................................................................................

53

Removing the hard drive ....................................................................................................

53

Installing a hard drive .........................................................................................................

55

Using optical drives (select models only) ...........................................................................................

57

Identifying the installed optical drive ..................................................................................

57

Inserting an optical disc .....................................................................................................

57

Tray-load ...........................................................................................................

57

Removing an optical disc ...................................................................................................

58

Tray-load ...........................................................................................................

58

When the disc tray opens normally ..................................................

58

When the disc tray fails to open .......................................................

59

8 External cards and devices ..........................................................................................................................

60

Using Media Card Reader cards (select models only) .......................................................................

60

Inserting a digital card ........................................................................................................

60

Removing a digital card .....................................................................................................

60

Using a USB device ...........................................................................................................................

61

 

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