User Guide - Windows 8.1

Connecting wired displays with an optional hub ............................................... 40
Connecting wireless displays (Miracast-compatible wireless displays only) ..................... 41
6 Power management ........................................................................................................................................ 43
Shutting down (turning off) the computer ........................................................................................... 43
Setting power options ......................................................................................................................... 44
Using power-saving states ................................................................................................. 44
Initiating and exiting Sleep ................................................................................ 44
Enabling and exiting user-initiated Hibernation ................................................. 44
Using the power meter and power settings ....................................................... 45
Setting password protection on wakeup ........................................................... 45
Using battery power ........................................................................................................... 45
Finding additional battery information ............................................................... 45
Using Battery Check ......................................................................................... 47
Displaying the remaining battery charge ........................................................... 47
Maximizing battery discharge time .................................................................... 47
Managing low battery levels .............................................................................. 47
Identifying low battery levels ............................................................. 47
Resolving a low battery level ............................................................ 48
Inserting or removing the battery ...................................................................... 48
Inserting a battery ............................................................................. 48
Removing a battery .......................................................................... 48
Conserving battery power ................................................................................. 49
Storing a user-replaceable battery (select models only) ................................... 49
Disposing of a user-replaceable battery (select models only) ........................... 49
Replacing a user-replaceable battery (select models only) .............................. 50
Using external AC power ................................................................................................... 50
Testing an AC adapter ...................................................................................... 50
Hybrid Graphics and AMD Dual Graphics (select models only) ........................................ 51
Using Hybrid Graphics (select models only) ..................................................... 51
Using AMD Dual Graphics (select models only) ............................................... 51
7 External cards and devices ............................................................................................................................. 53
Using memory card readers (select models only) .............................................................................. 53
Inserting a memory card .................................................................................................... 53
Removing a memory card .................................................................................................. 53
Using ExpressCards (select models only) .......................................................................................... 54
Configuring an ExpressCard .............................................................................................. 54
Inserting an ExpressCard .................................................................................................. 54
Removing an ExpressCard ................................................................................................ 56
Using smart cards (select models only) ............................................................................................. 56
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