Operation Manual

Howtoturnoffmycomputer?

•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,thenclickShutdown.

•ForWindows8.1:Dooneofthefollowing:

–GototheStartscreenbypressingtheWindowskey,clickthepowericoninthetop-rightcorner

ofthescreen,thenclickShutdown.

–Moveyourpointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.Then

clickSettings➙Power➙Shutdown.

Note:YoualsocanopentheSettingscharmbypressingthesettingskey

•ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,click

Power,andthenclickShutdown.

HowdoIaccessControlPanel?

•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,thenclickControlPanel.

•ForWindows8.1:PresstheWindowskeytoopentheStartscreen,clickthearrowicon

toopen

theAppsscreen,andthenclickControlPanel.

•ForWindows10:Right-clicktheStartbutton,thenclickControlPanel.

Howtousethebatterypowermoreeffectively?

•Toconservepower,ortosuspendoperationwithoutexitingprogramsorsavingﬁles,see“Power-saving

modes”onpage31.

•Toachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,createandapplypowerplans.

See“Managingthebatterypower”onpage30

•Ifyourcomputerwillbeturnedoffforanextendedperiodoftime,youcanpreventbatterypower

fromdrainingbyremovingthebattery.Lookformoreinformationaboutusingthebatteryin“Power

management”onpage29

Concernedaboutsecurityorneedtosecurelydisposeofdatastoredonyourstoragedrive?

•StudyChapter5“Security”onpage51toﬁndouthowyoucanprotectyourcomputerfromtheftand

unauthorizeduse.

•UsethePasswordManagerprogramtoprotectthedatastoredonyourcomputer.Fordetails,seethe

helpinformationsystemoftheprogram.

•Beforeyoudisposeofthedataonthestoragedrive,besuretoread“Noticeondeletingdatafrom

yourstoragedrive”onpage58

Needtogivepresentationsorattachanexternalmonitoroften?

•Ensurethatyoufollowtheprocedureinthetopic“Connectinganexternaldisplay”onpage36

•WiththeExtenddesktopfunction,youcandisplayoutputonboththecomputerdisplayandanexternal

monitor.

Youhavebeenusingyourcomputerforsometimealready,anditisgettingslower?

•Followthe“Generaltipsforpreventingproblems”onpage77

•Diagnoseproblemsyourselfbyusingthepreinstalleddiagnosticsoftware.See“Diagnosingproblems”

onpage83.

•CheckforrecoverysolutionsinChapter9“Recoveryoverview”onpage103.

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