Decreasing screen brightness (fn+f3)
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54
Increasing screen brightness (fn+f4)
.................................................................
54
Initiating QuickLock (fn+f6)
................................................................................
54
Muting speaker sound (fn+f8)
...........................................................................
55
Decreasing speaker sound (fn+f10)
..................................................................
55
Increasing speaker sound (fn+f11)
....................................................................
55
9
Drives
Identifying installed drives
..................................................................................................................
56
Handling drives
...................................................................................................................................
56
Using external drives
..........................................................................................................................
57
Using optional external devices
.........................................................................................
57
10
Memory modules
11
Backup and recovery
Backing up your information
...............................................................................................................
62
When to back up
................................................................................................................
62
Backup suggestions
...........................................................................................................
62
Backing up using the Windows Backup utility
....................................................................
62
Performing a recovery
........................................................................................................................
63
Recovering your information
..............................................................................................
63
Recovering the operating system and programs
...............................................................
63
12
Updating software
Updating the BIOS
.............................................................................................................................
66
Determining the BIOS version
...........................................................................................
66
Downloading a BIOS update
.............................................................................................
66
Updating programs and drivers
..........................................................................................................
68
13
Setup Utility
Starting the Setup Utility
.....................................................................................................................
69
Using the Setup Utility
........................................................................................................................
69
Changing the language of the Setup Utility
.......................................................................
69
Navigating and selecting in the Setup Utility
......................................................................
69
Displaying system information
...........................................................................................
70
Restoring default settings in the Setup Utility
....................................................................
70
Exiting the Setup Utility
......................................................................................................
70
Setup Utility menus
............................................................................................................................
71
Main menu
.........................................................................................................................
71
Security menu
....................................................................................................................
71
System Configuration menu
..............................................................................................
71
Diagnostics menu
..............................................................................................................
72
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