Quick Reference Guide
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- About This Reference
- Checking Out Your Notebook
- Setting Up and Getting Started
- Working safely and comfortably
- Connecting the AC adapter
- Connecting the dial-up modem
- Connecting to a broadband modem or network
- Starting your convertible notebook
- Turning off your convertible notebook
- Restarting (rebooting) your convertible notebook
- Using the status indicators
- Using the keyboard
- Using the tablet control buttons
- Using the fingerprint reader
- Using the EZ Pad touchpad
- Using the display
- Using the digital pen
- Using the touch sensitive screen feature
- Adjusting the volume
- Turning your wireless radio on or off
- Using Drives and Accessories
- Managing Power
- Traveling with Your Notebook
- Maintaining Your Notebook
- Caring for your convertible notebook
- Cleaning your convertible notebook
- Maintaining the battery
- Cleaning CDs or DVDs
- Recovering your system
- Upgrading Your Notebook
- Troubleshooting
- Safety guidelines
- First steps
- Troubleshooting
- Audio
- Batteries
- Digital pen
- Diskette drive (external)
- Display
- DVD drives
- Ethernet
- File management
- Fingerprint reader
- Hard drive
- Internet
- Keyboard
- Media Center
- Memory
- Memory card reader
- Modem (cable or DSL)
- Modem (dial-up)
- Mouse
- Networks (wired)
- Networks (wireless)
- Passwords
- PC Cards
- Pointing device
- Power
- Printer
- Sound
- Status indicators
- Touchpad or pointing device
- Video
- Telephone support
- Legal Information
- Index
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Adjusting the display properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Using the projector or monitor for a presentation . . . . 66
Ordering accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Chapter 5: Managing Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Monitoring the battery charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Recharging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Changing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Recalibrating the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Getting the most from your battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Maximizing battery performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Conserving battery power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Using alternate power sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Changing power modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Changing convertible notebook power settings . . . . . . . . . 76
Changing the power plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Changing advanced settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Chapter 6: Traveling with Your Notebook . . . 81
Packing your convertible notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Traveling by air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Dial-up modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Radio frequency wireless connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Additional tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Chapter 7: Maintaining Your Notebook . . . . . 87
Caring for your convertible notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Display screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Digital pen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Cleaning your convertible notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Cleaning the exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Cleaning the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Cleaning the convertible notebook screen . . . . . . . . . . 91
Maintaining the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91










