16
Using PC Cards
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91
Hot swapping
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91
Using your computer at the office
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92
Using a computer lock
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92
Caring for your computer
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93
Cleaning the computer
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93
Moving the computer
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94
Chapter 5: Power Management
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95
Toshiba
’
s energy-saver design
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95
Running the computer on battery power
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96
Charging the batteries
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96
Monitoring battery power
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97
What to do when the battery alarm sounds
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100
Changing batteries
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101
Taking care of your battery
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103
Safety precautions
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103
Maximizing battery life
...................................................
104
Disposing of used batteries safely
................................
104
Conserving power
...............................................................
105
Power usage modes in the Windows
®
operating
system
.............................................................................
106
Using a hot key to set the power usage mode
.............
106
Additional battery options
..................................................
106
Powering down the computer
...........................................
107
Shut down command
....................................................
107
Hibernation command
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108
Standby command
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110
Using Shut down
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111
Shutting down more quickly
.........................................
111
Starting again after Shut down
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114
Using Hibernation
...............................................................
114
Going into Hibernation mode more quickly
.................
114
Starting again from Hibernation
....................................
115
Using Standby
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116