Operation Manual

Howtoturnoffmycomputer?

•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,thenclickShutdown.

•ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,clickPower,andthenclickShutdown.

HowdoIaccessControlPanel?

•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,thenclickControlPanel.

•ForWindows10:Right-clicktheStartbutton,thenclickControlPanel.

HowdoIusebatterypowermoreeffectivelywhenIamonthego?

•Toconservepower,ortosuspendoperationwithoutexitingprogramsorsavingﬁles,see“Power-saving

modes”onpage33

•Toachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,createandapplypowerplans.See

“Managingthepowerplan”onpage33

•Ifyourcomputerwillbeturnedoffforanextendedperiodoftime,youcanpreventbatterypowerfrom

drainingbyremovingthebattery.

HowdoIsecurelydisposeofdatastoredonthestoragedrive?

•StudyChapter5“Security”onpage59

toﬁndouthowyoucanprotectyourcomputerfromtheftand

unauthorizeduse.

•Beforeyoudisposeofthedataonthestoragedrive,besuretoreadthetopic“Noticeondeletingdata

fromyourstoragedrive”onpage68.

HowdoIattachanexternalmonitor?

•Ensurethatyoufollowtheprocedureinthetopic“Usinganexternaldisplay”onpage36.

•WiththeExtenddesktopfunction,youcandisplayoutputonboththecomputerdisplayandanexternal

monitor.See“Choosingadisplaymode”onpage37.

HowdoIattachorreplaceadevice?

•SeeChapter10“Replacingdevices”onpage123formoreinformationaboutreplacingthedevicesof

yourcomputer.

Ihavebeenusingthecomputerforsometimealready,anditisgettingslower.WhatshouldIdo?

•Followthe“Generaltipsforpreventingproblems”onpage91.

•Diagnoseproblemsyourselfbyusingthepreinstalleddiagnosticsoftware.See“Diagnosingproblems”

onpage97.

•CheckforrecoverysolutionsinChapter9“Recoveryoverview”onpage115.

Printthefollowingsectionsandkeepthemwithyourcomputerincaseyouareunabletoaccessthis

onlineuserguidewhennecessary.

•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage71

•“Computerstopsresponding”onpage97

•“Powerproblems”onpage110

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