Owner manual

Setting power options ......................................................................................................................... 35
Using power-saving states ................................................................................................. 35
Initiating and exiting Sleep ................................................................................ 35
Enabling and exiting user-initiated Hibernation ................................................. 35
Using the power meter and power settings ....................................................... 36
Setting password protection on wakeup ........................................................... 36
Using battery power ........................................................................................................... 36
Finding additional battery information ............................................................... 37
Using Battery Check ......................................................................................... 37
Displaying the remaining battery charge ........................................................... 37
Maximizing battery discharge time .................................................................... 37
Managing low battery levels .............................................................................. 38
Identifying low battery levels ............................................................. 38
Resolving a low battery level ............................................................ 38
Inserting or removing the battery ...................................................................... 38
Inserting a battery ............................................................................. 38
Removing a battery .......................................................................... 39
Conserving battery power ................................................................................. 40
Storing a user-replaceable battery .................................................................... 40
Disposing of a user-replaceable battery ............................................................ 41
Replacing a user-replaceable battery ............................................................... 41
Using external AC power ................................................................................................... 41
Testing an AC adapter ...................................................................................... 42
7 External cards and devices .......................................................................................................................... 43
Using Memory Card Readers ............................................................................................................. 43
Inserting a memory card .................................................................................................... 43
Removing a memory card .................................................................................................. 44
Using smart cards .............................................................................................................................. 44
Inserting a smart card ........................................................................................................ 45
Removing a smart card ...................................................................................................... 45
Using a USB device ........................................................................................................................... 45
Connecting a USB device .................................................................................................. 46
Removing a USB device .................................................................................................... 46
Using optional external devices .......................................................................................................... 46
Using optional external drives ............................................................................................ 47
8 Drives ............................................................................................................................................................. 48
Handling drives ................................................................................................................................... 48
Using hard drives ............................................................................................................................... 49
Removing or replacing the service door ............................................................................ 49
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