Enabling and exiting user-initiated Hibernation ................................................. 36
Setting password protection on wakeup ........................................................... 37
Using the power meter and power settings ....................................................... 37
Using battery power ........................................................................................................... 37
Finding additional battery information ............................................................... 37
Using Battery Check ......................................................................................... 38
Displaying the remaining battery charge ........................................................... 38
Maximizing battery discharge time .................................................................... 38
Managing low battery levels .............................................................................. 38
Identifying low battery levels ............................................................. 38
Resolving a low battery level ............................................................ 39
Inserting or removing the battery ...................................................................... 39
Conserving battery power ................................................................................. 40
Storing a user-replaceable battery (select models only) ................................... 40
Disposing of a user-replaceable battery (select models only) ........................... 41
Replacing a user-replaceable battery (select models only) .............................. 41
Using external AC power ................................................................................................... 41
Testing an AC adapter ...................................................................................... 42
7 External cards and devices .......................................................................................................................... 43
Using Media Card Reader cards (select models only) ....................................................................... 43
Inserting a digital card ........................................................................................................ 43
Removing a digital card ..................................................................................................... 43
Using smart cards (select models only) ............................................................................................. 44
Inserting a smart card ........................................................................................................ 44
Removing a smart card ...................................................................................................... 45
Using a USB device ........................................................................................................................... 45
Connecting a USB device .................................................................................................. 45
Removing a USB device .................................................................................................... 46
Using optional external devices .......................................................................................................... 46
Using optional external drives ............................................................................................ 46
Using the docking connector (select models only) ............................................................ 46
8 Drives ............................................................................................................................................................. 48
Handling drives ................................................................................................................................... 48
Using hard drives ............................................................................................................................... 48
Intel Smart Response Technology (select models only) .................................................... 49
Removing or replacing the service door ............................................................................ 49
Removing the service door ............................................................................... 49
Replacing the service door ................................................................................ 50
Replacing or upgrading the hard drive ............................................................................... 51
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