User's Manual

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ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,thenclickControlPanel.
ForWindows10:Right-clicktheStartbutton,thenclickControlPanel.
HowdoIusebatterypowermoreeffectivelywhenIamonthego?
Toconservepower,ortosuspendoperationwithoutexitingprogramsorsavingfiles,see“Power-saving
modes”onpage38.
Toachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,changepowerplansettings.See
“Managingthepowerplan”onpage38.
Ifyourcomputerwillbeturnedoffforanextendedperiodoftime,andfollowtheinstructionsin“Disabling
thebuilt-inbattery”onpage119todisablethebuilt-inbatterysoastopreventbatterypowerfromdraining.
HowdoIsecurelydisposeofdatastoredonthestoragedevices?
StudyChapter5“Security”onpage57tofindouthowyoucanprotectyourcomputerfromtheftand
unauthorizeduse.
UsethePasswordManagerprogramtoprotectthedatastoredonyourcomputer.Formoreinformation,
seethehelpinformationsystemoftheprogram.
Beforeyoudisposeofthedataonthestoragedevices,besuretoreadthetopic“Noticeondeletingdata
fromyourstoragedevices”onpage66.
HowdoIgivepresentationsorattachanexternalmonitor?
Ensurethatyoufollowtheprocedureinthetopic“Usinganexternaldisplay”onpage43.
WiththeExtenddesktopfunction,youcandisplayoutputonboththecomputerdisplayandtheexternal
monitor.See“Usinganexternaldisplay”onpage43.
Ihavebeenusingthecomputerforsometimealready,anditisgettingslower.WhatshouldIdo?
Followthe“Generaltipsforpreventingproblems”onpage87.
Diagnoseproblemsyourselfbyusingthepreinstalleddiagnosticsoftware.See“Diagnosingproblems”
onpage93.
Arecoverytoolisprovidedonyourcomputerinthestoragedevices.Formoreinformation,seeChapter
9“Recoveryoverview”onpage111.
Printthefollowingsectionsandkeepthemwithyourcomputerincaseyouareunabletoaccessthis
onlinehelpwhennecessary.
“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage69
“Computerstopsresponding”onpage93
“Powerproblems”onpage106
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