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 |
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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 |
Replacing or upgrading the hard drive | 47 |
Removing the hard drive | 47 |
Installing a hard drive | 49 |
Using optical drives (select models only) | 51 |
Identifying the installed optical drive | 51 |
Inserting an optical disc | 51 |
Tray load | 51 |
Removing an optical disc | 51 |
Tray load | 51 |
When the disc tray opens normally | 52 |
When the disc tray fails to open | 52 |
8 External cards and devices | 54 |
Using Digital Media Slot cards (select models only) | 54 |
Inserting a digital card | 54 |
Removing a digital card | 55 |
Using ExpressCards (select models only) | 56 |
Configuring an ExpressCard | 56 |
Inserting an ExpressCard | 57 |
Removing an ExpressCard | 58 |
Using a USB device | 58 |
Connecting a USB device | 59 |
Removing a USB device | 59 |
Using optional external devices | 60 |
Using optional external drives | 60 |
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