Resolving a low battery level when no power source is
available
...........................................................................................
19
Resolving a low battery level when the computer cannot exit
Hibernation
.......................................................................................
19
Calibrating a battery
...........................................................................................................
19
Step 1: Fully charge the battery
........................................................................
19
Step 2: Disable Hibernation and Standby
.........................................................
20
Step 3: Discharge the battery
............................................................................
20
Step 4: Fully recharge the battery
.....................................................................
21
Step 5: Reenable Hibernation and Standby
......................................................
21
Conserving battery power
..................................................................................................
21
Storing a battery
................................................................................................................
21
Disposing of a used battery
...............................................................................................
22
Replacing the battery
........................................................................................................
22
Testing an AC adapter
.......................................................................................................................
23
Shutting down the computer
...............................................................................................................
23
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Wireless
Using wireless devices (select models only)
......................................................................................
24
Identifying wireless and network icons
..............................................................................
24
Using the wireless controls
................................................................................................
25
Using the wireless switch
...................................................................................................
25
Using operating system controls
........................................................................................
25
Using a WLAN
....................................................................................................................................
26
Setting up a WLAN
............................................................................................................
26
Protecting your WLAN
.......................................................................................................
26
Connecting to a WLAN
......................................................................................................
28
Roaming to another network
..............................................................................................
28
Using Bluetooth wireless devices (select models only)
......................................................................
29
Bluetooth and Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)
.............................................................
29
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Multimedia
Multimedia features
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30
Identifying your multimedia components
...........................................................................
30
Adjusting the volume
.........................................................................................................
32
Multimedia software
...........................................................................................................................
33
Using preinstalled multimedia software
.............................................................................
33
Installing multimedia software from a disc
.........................................................................
33
Audio
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34
Connecting external audio devices
....................................................................................
34
Checking your audio functions
...........................................................................................
34
Video
..................................................................................................................................................
36
Connecting an external monitor or projector
......................................................................
36
Optical drive (select models only)
......................................................................................................
37
Identifying the external optical drive
..................................................................................
37
Using optical discs
.............................................................................................................
37
Selecting the right disc
.......................................................................................................
37
CD-R discs
........................................................................................................
38
CD-RW discs
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38
DVD±R discs
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38
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