Using the power meter and power settings ...................................................................
40
Setting password protection on wakeup .......................................................................
Using battery power ..........................................................................................................................
41
Finding additional battery information ..........................................................................
Using Battery Check ........................................................................................................
42
Displaying the remaining battery charge .......................................................................
Maximizing battery discharge time ................................................................................
Managing low battery levels ..........................................................................................
Identifying low battery levels ......................................................................
Resolving a low battery level .......................................................................
43
Inserting or removing the battery ..................................................................................
Inserting a battery ........................................................................................
Removing a battery ......................................................................................
44
Conserving battery power ..............................................................................................
Storing a user-replaceable battery (select models only) ..............................................
Disposing of a user-replaceable battery (select models only) ......................................
45
Replacing a user-replaceable battery (select models only) ..........................................
Using external AC power ...................................................................................................................
Testing an AC adapter .....................................................................................................
46
7 External cards and devices ...........................................................................................................................
47
Using memory card readers ................................................................................................................................
Inserting a memory card ...................................................................................................................
Removing a memory card .................................................................................................................
48
Using a USB device ...............................................................................................................................................
49
Connecting a USB device ...................................................................................................................
50
Removing a USB device .....................................................................................................................
Using optional external devices ..........................................................................................................................
51
Using optional external drives ..........................................................................................................
8 Drives .........................................................................................................................................................
52
Handling drives ....................................................................................................................................................
Using hard drives .................................................................................................................................................
Intel Smart Response Technology (select models only) ..................................................................
53
Removing or replacing the service door ...........................................................................................
54
Removing the service door .............................................................................................
Replacing the service door .............................................................................................
55
Replacing or upgrading the hard drive .............................................................................................
56
Removing the hard drive ................................................................................................
Installing a hard drive .....................................................................................................
57
Improving hard drive performance ...................................................................................................
58
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