6 Power management ........................................................................................................................................
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Shutting down the computer ...............................................................................................................
Setting power options .........................................................................................................................
Using power-saving states .................................................................................................
Initiating and exiting Sleep ................................................................................
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Initiating and exiting Hibernation .......................................................................
Using the power meter and power settings .......................................................
Setting password protection on wakeup ...........................................................
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Using battery power ...........................................................................................................
Factory-sealed battery ......................................................................................
Finding additional battery information ...............................................................
Using Battery Check .........................................................................................
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Displaying the remaining battery charge ...........................................................
Maximizing battery discharge time ....................................................................
Managing low battery levels ..............................................................................
Identifying low battery levels .............................................................
Resolving a low battery level ............................................................
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Conserving battery power .................................................................................
Using external AC power ...................................................................................................
Testing an AC adapter ......................................................................................
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External cards and devices .............................................................................................................................
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Using memory card readers ...............................................................................................................
Inserting a memory card ....................................................................................................
Removing a memory card ..................................................................................................
Using smart cards ..............................................................................................................................
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Inserting a smart card ........................................................................................................
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Removing a smart card ......................................................................................................
Using a USB device ...........................................................................................................................
Connecting a USB device ..................................................................................................
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Removing a USB device ....................................................................................................
Using optional external devices ..........................................................................................................
Using optional external drives ............................................................................................
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Drives ..............................................................................................................................................................
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Handling drives ...................................................................................................................................
Improving hard drive performance .....................................................................................................
Using Disk Defragmenter ...................................................................................................
Using Disk Cleanup ...........................................................................................................
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