Storing a battery
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28
Disposing of a used battery
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28
Replacing the battery
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28
Using external AC power
....................................................................................................................
29
Testing an AC adapter
.......................................................................................................
30
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External cards and devices
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31
Using Digital Media Slot cards (select models only)
..........................................................................
31
Inserting a digital card
........................................................................................................
31
Removing a digital card
.....................................................................................................
32
Using PC Cards (select models only)
.................................................................................................
32
Configuring a PC Card
.......................................................................................................
33
Inserting a PC Card
...........................................................................................................
33
Removing a PC Card
.........................................................................................................
34
Using ExpressCards (select models only)
..........................................................................................
35
Configuring an ExpressCard
..............................................................................................
35
Inserting an ExpressCard
..................................................................................................
36
Removing an ExpressCard
................................................................................................
37
Using smart cards (select models only)
.............................................................................................
37
Inserting a smart card
........................................................................................................
38
Removing a smart card
......................................................................................................
38
Using a USB device
...........................................................................................................................
38
Connecting a USB device
..................................................................................................
38
Removing a USB device
....................................................................................................
39
Using 1394 devices (select models only)
...........................................................................................
39
Connecting a 1394 device
.................................................................................................
40
Removing a 1394 device
...................................................................................................
40
Using an eSATA device (select models only)
....................................................................................
40
Connecting an eSATA device
............................................................................................
41
Removing an eSATA device
..............................................................................................
41
Using optional external devices
..........................................................................................................
42
Using optional external drives
............................................................................................
42
Using the expansion port (select models only)
..................................................................
42
Using the docking connector (select models only)
............................................................
43
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Drives
.............................................................................................................................................................
44
Handling drives
...................................................................................................................................
44
Using hard drives
...............................................................................................................................
45
Improving hard drive performance
.....................................................................................
45
Using Disk Defragmenter
..................................................................................
45
Using Disk Cleanup
...........................................................................................
45
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