User Guide - Windows 7

Setting password protection on wakeup ........................................................................ 34
Using battery power .......................................................................................................................... 34
Factory-sealed battery ................................................................................................... 34
Finding additional battery information .......................................................................... 34
Using Battery Check ........................................................................................................ 35
Displaying the remaining battery charge ....................................................................... 35
Maximizing battery discharge time ................................................................................ 35
Managing low battery levels ........................................................................................... 35
Identifying low battery levels ...................................................................... 35
Resolving a low battery level ....................................................................... 36
Conserving battery power .............................................................................................. 36
Using external AC power ................................................................................................................... 36
Testing an AC adapter ..................................................................................................... 37
7 External cards and devices ........................................................................................................................... 38
Using smart cards ................................................................................................................................................ 38
Inserting a smart card ....................................................................................................................... 38
Removing a smart card ..................................................................................................................... 38
Using a USB device ............................................................................................................................................... 38
Connecting a USB device ................................................................................................................... 39
Removing a USB device ..................................................................................................................... 39
Using optional external devices .......................................................................................................................... 39
Using optional external drives .......................................................................................................... 40
Using the docking connector ............................................................................................................. 40
8 Drives ......................................................................................................................................................... 43
Handling drives .................................................................................................................................................... 43
Using optional external hard drives (select products only) ................................................................................ 43
Improving hard drive performance ................................................................................................... 43
Using Disk Defragmenter ................................................................................................ 43
Using Disk Cleanup .......................................................................................................... 44
9 Security ...................................................................................................................................................... 45
Protecting the computer ..................................................................................................................................... 45
Using passwords .................................................................................................................................................. 45
Setting passwords in Windows ......................................................................................................... 46
Setting passwords in Computer Setup ............................................................................................. 47
Managing a BIOS administrator password ........................................................................................ 47
Entering a BIOS administrator password ....................................................................... 48
Managing a Computer Setup DriveLock password ........................................................................... 48
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