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

38

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

38

Intel Rapid Start Technology .............................................................................

38

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

38

Enabling and exiting user-initiated Hibernation .................................................

39

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

39

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

39

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

39

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

40

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

40

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

40

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

40

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

41

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

41

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

41

Inserting or removing the battery ......................................................................

41

Inserting a battery .............................................................................

41

Removing a battery ..........................................................................

42

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

43

Storing a user-replaceable battery ....................................................................

43

Disposing of a user-replaceable battery (select models only) ...........................

44

Replacing a user-replaceable battery (select models only) ..............................

44

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

44

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

45

Hybrid Graphics (select models only) ................................................................................

45

Using Hybrid Graphics (select models only) .....................................................

45

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

46

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

46

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

46

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

46

Using smart cards (select models only) .............................................................................................

47

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

47

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

48

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

48

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

49

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

49

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

49

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

50

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