User's Manual

You can operate the computer while the battery is charging, while on external power , or on battery

power only.

To turn on the computer

Press the Power Button button once, and then give the system time to respond.

To turn off the computer

1. From the Start menu, tap Shut Down.

2. Then, from the Shut Down Windows screen select Shut Down and tap OK.

If you need to leave the system for a short time, or if you want to conserve battery power, you can

suspend the computer by pressing FN+F3 . See Power Management for additional information.

Suspend to RAM In a suspend to RAM, the contents of your computer's memory are held intact, while

almost all the components in your computer either turn off completely, or reduce power consumption to

a minimum. In a suspend to RAM, your computer remains active, but with a minimum possible power

consumption. Return the computer to full power by pressing any key. A fully-charged battery can

maintain a Suspend to RAM for many hours.

Suspend to Disk (Hibernate) Suspend to Disk is similar to turning off the computer, except that the

current state of the computer is copied to the hard disk as a special file. In a Suspend to Disk there is no

power consumption. When the computer returns from suspend mode , the desktop appears with the same

files and programs open as when the computer was suspended.

Suspend to Disk is very useful when you

don’t want to take the time to shut down all open programs one by one to shut off the computer. This

mode is also called hibernation mode.

CAUTION Shutting down the computer improperly could result in lost or corrupted data.

Adjusting the Volume

Volume for the computer is adjusted by using function key combinations.

FN + F8 decreases the volume

FN + F9 increases the volume

FN + F10 toggles the volume mute on or off

You can also adjust the volume with the Windows volume control applet, which is located on the

taskbar and looks like this .

NOTE Adjusting the volume using the function keys produces only a slight change with each press. It

may take several presses to increase or decrease the volume to a level that you desire.

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