Contents

Hotkey Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–8

Hotkey Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–8

Using Quick Launch Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–11

Reprogramming the Quick Launch Buttons . . . . . . 2–12

Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–13

Using the Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–13

3 Battery Packs

Running the Notebook on Battery Power . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1 Inserting or Removing the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2 Charging a Battery Pack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4 Obtaining Accurate Charge Information . . . . . . . . . . 3–5 Accessing the Battery Charge Display . . . . . . . . . . . 3–5 Placing the Power Meter Icon on the Taskbar . . . . . . . . . 3–6 Managing Low-Battery Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6 Identifying a Low-Battery Condition . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6 Identifying a Critical Low-Battery Condition . . . . . . 3–6 Verifying Hibernation Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–7 Resolving Low-Battery Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–7 Calibrating a Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–8 When to Calibrate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–8 How to Calibrate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–8 Battery Conservation Procedures and Settings . . . . . . . 3–10 Conserving Power as You Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–10 Storing a Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–11 Disposing of a Used Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–12 Finding More Power Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–12

4 Drives

About Drive Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–1 Caring for Drives and Drive Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–3 Caring for Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–3 Caring for Drive Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–4

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