Intel Rapid Start Technology (select models only) ............................................ 40
Initiating and exiting Sleep ................................................................................ 40
Enabling and exiting user-initiated Hibernation ................................................. 41
Using the power meter and power settings ....................................................... 41
Setting password protection on wakeup ........................................................... 41
Using battery power ........................................................................................................... 42
Finding additional battery information ............................................................... 42
Using Battery Check ......................................................................................... 43
Displaying the remaining battery charge ........................................................... 43
Maximizing battery discharge time .................................................................... 43
Managing low battery levels .............................................................................. 43
Identifying low battery levels ............................................................. 43
Resolving a low battery level ............................................................ 44
Inserting or removing the battery ...................................................................... 44
Inserting a battery ............................................................................. 44
Removing a battery .......................................................................... 44
Conserving battery power ................................................................................. 45
Storing a user-replaceable battery (select models only) ................................... 45
Disposing of a user-replaceable battery (select models only) ........................... 46
Replacing a user-replaceable battery (select models only) .............................. 46
Using external AC power ................................................................................................... 46
Testing an AC adapter ...................................................................................... 47
7 External cards and devices ............................................................................................................................. 49
Using memory card readers (select models only) .............................................................................. 49
Inserting a memory card .................................................................................................... 49
Removing a memory card .................................................................................................. 50
Using a USB device ........................................................................................................................... 50
Connecting a USB device .................................................................................................. 51
Removing a USB device .................................................................................................... 51
Using optional external devices .......................................................................................................... 51
Using optional external drives ............................................................................................ 52
8 Drives .............................................................................................................................................................. 53
Handling drives ................................................................................................................................... 53
Using hard drives ............................................................................................................................... 54
Removing or replacing the service door ............................................................................ 54
Removing the service door ............................................................................... 54
Replacing the service door ................................................................................ 55
Replacing or upgrading the hard drive ............................................................................... 55
Removing the hard drive ................................................................................... 56
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