Table of contents

1 Setting power options

 

Using power-saving states ...................................................................................................................

1

Initiating and exiting Sleep ...................................................................................................

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Initiating and exiting Hibernation ..........................................................................................

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Using the battery meter ........................................................................................................................

3

Using power plans ................................................................................................................................

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Viewing the current power plan ...........................................................................................

4

Selecting a different power plan ..........................................................................................

4

Customizing power plans .....................................................................................................

4

Setting password protection on wakeup ...............................................................................................

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2 Using battery power

 

Finding battery information in Help and Support ..................................................................................

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

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

9

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

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

12

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

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

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

13

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

13

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

13

Resolving a low battery level when the computer cannot exit Hibernation .......

13

Calibrating a battery ...........................................................................................................................

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Step 1: Fully charge the battery .........................................................................................

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Step 2: Disable Hibernation and Sleep ..............................................................................

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Step 3: Discharge the battery ............................................................................................

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Step 4: Fully recharge the battery ......................................................................................

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Step 5: Reenable Hibernation and Sleep ..........................................................................

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

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

17

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

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3 Using external AC power

 

Connecting the AC adapter ................................................................................................................

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4 Shutting down the computer

 

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