User Guide - Windows 7

Using power-saving states ................................................................................................. 36
Intel Rapid Start Technology ............................................................................. 36
Initiating and exiting Sleep ................................................................................ 36
Initiating and exiting Hibernation ....................................................................... 37
Using the power meter and power settings ....................................................... 37
Setting password protection on wakeup ........................................................... 37
Using battery power ........................................................................................................... 37
Finding additional battery information ............................................................... 38
Using Battery Check ......................................................................................... 38
Displaying the remaining battery charge ........................................................... 38
Maximizing battery discharge time .................................................................... 38
Managing low battery levels .............................................................................. 39
Identifying low battery levels ............................................................. 39
Resolving a low battery level ............................................................ 39
Inserting or removing the battery ...................................................................... 39
Inserting a battery ............................................................................. 39
Removing a battery .......................................................................... 40
Conserving battery power ................................................................................. 41
Storing a user-replaceable battery .................................................................... 41
Disposing of a user-replaceable battery (select models only) ........................... 42
Replacing a user-replaceable battery (select models only) .............................. 42
Using external AC power ................................................................................................... 42
Testing an AC adapter ...................................................................................... 42
Hybrid Graphics (select models only) ................................................................................ 43
Using Hybrid Graphics (select models only) ..................................................... 43
7 External cards and devices .......................................................................................................................... 44
Using memory card readers ............................................................................................................... 44
Inserting a memory card .................................................................................................... 44
Removing a memory card .................................................................................................. 44
Using smart cards (select models only) ............................................................................................. 45
Inserting a smart card ........................................................................................................ 45
Removing a smart card ...................................................................................................... 46
Using a USB device ........................................................................................................................... 46
Connecting a USB device .................................................................................................. 47
Removing a USB device .................................................................................................... 47
Using optional external devices .......................................................................................................... 47
Using optional external drives ............................................................................................ 48
8 Drives ............................................................................................................................................................. 49
Handling drives ................................................................................................................................... 49
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