Selecting a different power plan
........................................................................
40
Customizing power plans
..................................................................................
40
Setting password protection on wakeup
............................................................................
40
Using external AC power
....................................................................................................................
41
Connecting the AC adapter
...............................................................................................
41
Using battery power
...........................................................................................................................
43
Finding battery information in Help and Support
...............................................................
43
Using Battery Check
..........................................................................................................
43
Displaying the remaining battery charge
...........................................................................
44
Inserting or removing the battery
.......................................................................................
44
Charging a battery
.............................................................................................................
45
Maximizing battery discharge time
....................................................................................
45
Managing low battery levels
..............................................................................................
46
Identifying low battery levels
.............................................................................
46
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
Calibrating a battery
...........................................................................................................
47
Conserving battery power
..................................................................................................
48
Storing a battery
................................................................................................................
49
Disposing of a used battery
...............................................................................................
49
Replacing the battery
.........................................................................................................
49
Switching between graphics modes (select models only)
..................................................................
50
Shutting down the computer
...............................................................................................................
51
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Drives
.............................................................................................................................................................
52
Handling drives
...................................................................................................................................
52
Optical drive
.......................................................................................................................................
53
Identifying the installed optical drive
..................................................................................
53
Using optical discs
.............................................................................................................
53
Selecting the right disc (CDs, DVDs, and BDs)
.................................................................
54
CD-R discs
........................................................................................................
54
CD-RW discs
.....................................................................................................
54
DVD±R discs
.....................................................................................................
54
DVD±RW discs
.................................................................................................
54
LightScribe DVD+R discs
..................................................................................
54
Blu-ray discs (BD)
.............................................................................................
54
Playing a CD, DVD, or BD
.................................................................................................
55
Configuring AutoPlay
.........................................................................................................
56
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