User Guide - Windows 7

Discovering and connecting to Miracast-compatible wireless displays (select AMD models
only) ................................................................................................................................................... 38
Discovering and connecting to Miracast-compatible wireless displays (select Intel models
only) ................................................................................................................................................... 38
6 Power management ..................................................................................................................................... 39
Shutting down the computer ............................................................................................................................... 39
Setting power options ......................................................................................................................................... 39
Using power-saving states ................................................................................................................ 39
Initiating and exiting Sleep ............................................................................................. 40
Initiating and exiting Hibernation ................................................................................... 40
Using the power meter and power settings ................................................................... 40
Setting password protection on wakeup ........................................................................ 41
Using battery power .......................................................................................................................... 41
Factory-sealed battery ................................................................................................... 41
Finding additional battery information .......................................................................... 41
Using Battery Check ........................................................................................................ 42
Displaying the remaining battery charge ....................................................................... 42
Maximizing battery discharge time ................................................................................ 42
Managing low battery levels ........................................................................................... 42
Identifying low battery levels ...................................................................... 42
Resolving a low battery level ....................................................................... 43
Conserving battery power .............................................................................................. 43
Using external AC power ................................................................................................................... 43
Testing an AC adapter ..................................................................................................... 44
Refreshing your software content with Intel Smart Connect Technology (select models only) ..... 44
Switchable graphics/dual graphics (select models only) ................................................................. 44
Using switchable graphics (select models only) ............................................................ 45
Using dual graphics (select models only) ....................................................................... 45
7 External cards and devices ........................................................................................................................... 46
Using memory card readers (select models only) ............................................................................................... 46
Inserting a memory card ................................................................................................................... 46
Removing a memory card ................................................................................................................. 46
Using smart cards ................................................................................................................................................ 47
Inserting a smart card ....................................................................................................................... 48
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
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