User Guide - Windows 7

Setting power options ......................................................................................................................................... 34
Using power-saving states ................................................................................................................ 34
Initiating and exiting Sleep ............................................................................................. 35
Initiating and exiting Hibernation ................................................................................... 35
Using the power meter and power settings ................................................................... 35
Setting password protection on wakeup ........................................................................ 36
Using battery power .......................................................................................................................... 36
Factory-sealed battery (select models only) ................................................................. 36
Finding additional battery information .......................................................................... 36
Using Battery Check ........................................................................................................ 37
Displaying the remaining battery charge ....................................................................... 37
Maximizing battery discharge time ................................................................................ 37
Managing low battery levels ........................................................................................... 37
Identifying low battery levels ...................................................................... 37
Resolving a low battery level ....................................................................... 38
Conserving battery power .............................................................................................. 38
Using external AC power ................................................................................................................... 38
Testing an AC adapter ..................................................................................................... 39
Refreshing your software content with Intel Smart Connect Technology (select models only) ..... 39
Switchable graphics/dual graphics (select models only) ................................................................. 39
Using switchable graphics (select models only) ............................................................ 40
Using dual graphics (select models only) ....................................................................... 40
7 External cards and devices ........................................................................................................................... 41
Using memory card readers (select models only) ............................................................................................... 41
Inserting a memory card ................................................................................................................... 41
Removing a memory card ................................................................................................................. 41
Using smart cards (select models only) .............................................................................................................. 42
Inserting a smart card ....................................................................................................................... 43
Removing a smart card ..................................................................................................................... 43
Using a USB device ............................................................................................................................................... 43
Connecting a USB device ................................................................................................................... 44
Removing a USB device ..................................................................................................................... 44
Using optional external devices .......................................................................................................................... 44
Using optional external drives .......................................................................................................... 45
8 Drives ......................................................................................................................................................... 46
Handling drives .................................................................................................................................................... 46
Using hard drives ................................................................................................................................................. 46
Intel Smart Response Technology (select models only) .................................................................. 46
Improving hard drive performance ................................................................................................... 47
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