Manual

Howtoturnoffmycomputer?

•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenuandclickShutdown.

•ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,clickPower,andthenclickShutdown.

HowdoIaccessControlPanel?

•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenuandclickControlPanel.

•ForWindows10:Right-clicktheStartbutton,andthenclickControlPanel.

HowdoIusebatterypowermoreeffectivelywhenIamonthego?

•Toconservepower,ortosuspendoperationwithoutexitingprogramsorsavingﬁles,see“Power-saving

modes”onpage32

•Toachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,createandapplypowerplans.

See“Managingthebatterypower”onpage32

•Ifyourcomputerwillbeturnedoffforanextendedperiodoftime,youcanpreventbatterypowerfrom

drainingbyremovingthebattery.

HowdoIsecurelydisposeofdatastoredonthestoragedrive?

•StudyChapter5“Security”onpage53

toﬁndouthowyoucanprotectyourcomputerfromtheftand

unauthorizeduse.

•Beforeyoudisposeofthedataonthestoragedrive,besuretoreadthetopic“Noticeondeletingdata

fromyourstoragedrive”onpage62.

HowdoIattachanexternalmonitor?

•Ensurethatyoufollowtheprocedureinthetopic“Usinganexternaldisplay”onpage39.

•WiththeExtenddesktopfunction,youcandisplayoutputonboththecomputerdisplayandanexternal

monitor.See“Choosingadisplaymode”onpage40.

HowdoIattachorreplaceadevice?

•SeeChapter10“Replacingdevices”onpage115formoreinformationaboutreplacingthedevicesof

yourcomputer.

Ihavebeenusingthecomputerforsometimealready,anditisgettingslower.WhatshouldIdo?

•Followthe“Generaltipsforpreventingproblems”onpage85.

•Diagnoseproblemsyourselfbyusingthepreinstalleddiagnosticsoftware.See“Diagnosingproblems”

onpage91.

•CheckforrecoverysolutionsinChapter9“Recoveryoverview”onpage107.

Printthefollowingsectionsandkeepthemwithyourcomputerincaseyouareunabletoaccessthis

onlineuserguidewhennecessary.

•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage65

•“Computerstopsresponding”onpage91

•“Powerproblems”onpage103

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