Inserting or removing the battery
.......................................................................................
43
Charging a battery
.............................................................................................................
44
Maximizing battery life
.......................................................................................................
45
Managing low battery levels
..............................................................................................
45
Identifying low battery levels
.............................................................................
45
Resolving a low battery level
.............................................................................
46
Resolving a low battery level when external power is available
.......
46
Resolving a low battery level when a charged battery is available ... 46
Resolving a low battery level when no power source is available
....
46
Resolving a low battery level when the computer cannot exit
Hibernation
.......................................................................................
46
Conserving battery power
..................................................................................................
46
Storing a battery
................................................................................................................
46
Disposing of a used battery
...............................................................................................
47
Replacing the battery
.........................................................................................................
47
Using external AC power
....................................................................................................................
47
Testing an AC adapter
.......................................................................................................
48
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Drives
.............................................................................................................................................................
49
Handling drives
...................................................................................................................................
49
Using the optional security screw
.......................................................................................................
50
Removing or replacing the service door
.............................................................................................
50
Removing the service door
................................................................................................
51
Replacing the service door
................................................................................................
51
Replacing or upgrading the hard drive
...............................................................................................
53
Removing the hard drive
....................................................................................................
53
Installing a hard drive
.........................................................................................................
55
Using optical drives (select models only)
...........................................................................................
57
Identifying the installed optical drive
..................................................................................
57
Inserting an optical disc
.....................................................................................................
57
Tray-load
...........................................................................................................
57
Removing an optical disc
...................................................................................................
58
Tray-load
...........................................................................................................
58
When the disc tray opens normally
..................................................
58
When the disc tray fails to open
.......................................................
59
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External cards and devices
..........................................................................................................................
60
Using Media Card Reader cards (select models only)
.......................................................................
60
Inserting a digital card
........................................................................................................
60
Removing a digital card
.....................................................................................................
60
Using a USB device
...........................................................................................................................
61
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