Contents

Hotkey Quick Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4

Hotkey Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–5

Hotkey Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–5

Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–8

Using the Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–8

3 Battery Packs

Running the Notebook on Battery Power . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1 Inserting or Removing the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2 Charging a Battery Pack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–3 Obtaining Accurate Charge Information . . . . . . . . . . 3–3 Accessing the Battery Charge Display . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4 Placing the Power Meter Icon on the Taskbar . . . . . . . . . 3–4 Managing Low-Battery Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–5 Identifying a Low-Battery Condition . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–5 Identifying a Critical Low-Battery Condition . . . . . . 3–5 Verifying Hibernation Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6 Resolving Low-Battery Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6 Calibrating a Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–7 When to Calibrate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–7 How to Calibrate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–7 Battery Conservation Procedures and Settings . . . . . . . . 3–9 Conserving Power as You Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–9 Storing a Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–10 Disposing of a Used Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–11 Finding More Power Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–11

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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