Changing the current power management settings ..........................................

39

Using battery power ...........................................................................................................................

39

Displaying the remaining battery charge ...........................................................................

40

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

40

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

41

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

42

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

42

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

42

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

43

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

43

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

43

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

43

Resolving a low battery level when the computer cannot exit

 

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

43

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

43

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

43

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

44

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

44

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

44

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

45

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

46

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

46

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

47

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

47

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

48

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

48

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

49

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

51

Replacing an optical drive ..................................................................................................................

53

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

55

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

55

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

55

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

55

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

55

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

55

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

56

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

56

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

58

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

58

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