•“Computerstopsresponding”onpage137.
•“Powerproblems”onpage150.
Specialkeysandbuttons
Yourcomputerhasseveralspecialkeysandbuttonstohelpyouworkmoreeasilyandeffectively.
Functionkeycombinations
TousetheFnfunctionkeycombinations,pressandholdtheFnkey1;thenpressoneofthefunction
keys2.Releasebothkeys.
Powerconservation
•Fn+F4
Putyourcomputerintosleepmode.Toreturntonormaloperation,presstheFnkeyonly.
Ifyouwanttousethecombinationtoputthecomputerintohibernationmode,youneedtochangeyour
powerplansettings.Toaccesspowerplansettings,dothefollowing:
–ForWindows7:StartthePowerManagerprogramandthenclickthePowerPlantab.Forinstructions
onhowtostartthePowerManagerprogram,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7
operatingsystem”onpage14.
–ForWindows8:Right-clickthebatterystatusiconfromtheWindowsnoticationareaandclickPower
Options.ThenclickChangeplansettingswhichisnexttoyourpowerplan.
Switchingadisplayoutputlocation
•Fn+F7
Switchthedisplayoutputlocationbetweenthecomputerdisplayandanexternalmonitorbyselecting
oneofthefollowingoptions:
–Computerdisplayonly
–Computerdisplayandexternalmonitor(sameimage)
–Computerdisplayandexternalmonitor(Extendeddesktopfunction)
–Externalmonitoronly
Note:TheWindows+PkeycombinationhasthesamefunctionasFn+F7.
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