User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Notebook Features
- Pointing Devices and Keyboard
- Using a Pointing Device
- Using Hotkeys and Shortcut Keys
- Fn and Function Keys
- Hotkey and Shortcut Key Quick Reference
- Initiating Standby (Fn+F3)
- Switching Display and Image (Fn+F4)
- Viewing Battery Charge Information (Fn+F8)
- Adjusting the Screen Brightness (Fn+F9 and Fn+F10)
- Displaying System Information (Fn+esc)
- Using Hotkeys and Shortcut Keys with External Keyboards
- Using Quick Launch Buttons
- Keypads
- Battery Packs
- Inserting or Removing the Primary BatteryPack
- Using the Optional Travel Battery
- Charging a Battery Pack
- Monitoring the Charge of a Battery Pack
- Managing Low-Battery Conditions
- Calibrating a Battery Pack
- Conserving Battery Power
- Storing a Battery Pack
- Disposing of a Used Battery Pack
- Finding More Power Information
- Hard Drive
- Audio and Video
- Communication Devices
- External Devices
- Hardware Upgrades
- Specifications
- Index
iv Hardware Guide
Contents
Using Quick Launch Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–10
Keypads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–11
Using the Internal Keypad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–11
Using an External Keypad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–12
3 Battery Packs
Inserting or Removing the Primary Battery Pack . . . . . . 3–2
Using the Optional Travel Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–5
Inserting or Removing the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . 3–5
Attaching or Detaching the Travel Battery . . . . . . . . 3–7
Charging a Battery Pack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–10
Monitoring the Charge of a Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . 3–12
Displaying Charge Information on the Screen . . . . 3–13
Displaying Charge Information
on a Battery Pack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–14
Managing Low-Battery Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–15
Identifying Low-Battery Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–15
Resolving Low-Battery Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–16
Calibrating a Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–17
When to Calibrate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–18
How to Calibrate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–18
Conserving Battery Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–18
Conserving Power as You Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–18
Selecting Power Conservation Settings. . . . . . . . . . 3–19
Storing a Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–20
Disposing of a Used Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–20
Finding More Power Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–21
4Hard Drive
Caring for Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–1
Hard Drive Activity Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2
Replacing the Primary Hard Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–3