6
Managing power
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37
Initiating Sleep and Hibernation
.........................................................................................................
37
Manually initiating and exiting Sleep
..................................................................................
37
Manually initiating and exiting Hibernation (select models only)
.......................................
38
Setting password protection on wakeup
............................................................................
38
Using the power meter and power settings
........................................................................................
38
Running on battery power
..................................................................................................................
38
Removing a user-replaceable battery
................................................................................
39
Finding battery information
................................................................................................
39
Conserving battery power
..................................................................................................
40
Identifying low battery levels
..............................................................................................
40
Resolving a low battery level
.............................................................................................
40
Resolving a low battery level when external power is available
........................
40
Resolving a low battery level when no power source is available
.....................
40
Resolving a low battery level when the computer cannot exit Hibernation
.......
41
Storing a user-replaceable battery
.....................................................................................
41
Disposing of a user-replaceable battery
............................................................................
41
Replacing a user-replaceable battery
................................................................................
41
Running on external AC power
..........................................................................................................
41
Troubleshooting power problems
......................................................................................
42
Shutting down (turning off) the computer
...........................................................................................
42
7
Maintaining your computer
..........................................................................................................................
44
Improving performance
......................................................................................................................
44
Using Disk Defragmenter
...................................................................................................
44
Using Disk Cleanup
...........................................................................................................
44
Updating programs and drivers
..........................................................................................................
45
Cleaning your computer
.....................................................................................................................
45
Cleaning procedures
..........................................................................................................
45
Cleaning the display (All-in-Ones or Notebooks)
..............................................
45
Cleaning the sides or cover
...............................................................................
46
Cleaning the TouchPad, keyboard, or mouse
...................................................
46
Traveling with or shipping your computer
...........................................................................................
46
8
Securing your computer and information
..................................................................................................
48
Using passwords
................................................................................................................................
48
Setting Windows passwords
..............................................................................................
49
Setting Setup Utility (BIOS) passwords
.............................................................................
49
Using Internet security software
.........................................................................................................
49
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