6 Power management ........................................................................................................................................

36

 

Shutting down the computer ...............................................................................................................

36

 

Setting power options .........................................................................................................................

36

 

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

36

 

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

37

 

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

37

 

Using the power meter and power settings .......................................................

37

 

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

38

 

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

38

 

Factory-sealed battery ......................................................................................

38

 

Finding additional battery information ...............................................................

38

 

Using Battery Check .........................................................................................

39

 

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

39

 

Maximizing battery discharge time ....................................................................

39

 

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

39

 

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

39

 

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

40

 

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

40

 

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

40

 

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

41

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

42

 

Using memory card readers ...............................................................................................................

42

 

Inserting a memory card ....................................................................................................

42

 

Removing a memory card ..................................................................................................

42

 

Using smart cards ..............................................................................................................................

43

 

Inserting a smart card ........................................................................................................

44

 

Removing a smart card ......................................................................................................

44

 

Using a USB device ...........................................................................................................................

44

 

Connecting a USB device ..................................................................................................

45

 

Removing a USB device ....................................................................................................

45

 

Using optional external devices ..........................................................................................................

45

 

Using optional external drives ............................................................................................

46

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Drives ..............................................................................................................................................................

47

 

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

47

 

Improving hard drive performance .....................................................................................................

47

 

Using Disk Defragmenter ...................................................................................................

47

 

Using Disk Cleanup ...........................................................................................................

48

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