User's Guide
Table Of Contents
- Hardware features
- Wireless and local area network
- Multimedia
- Digital cards
- USB devices
- Drives
- Memory modules
- Pointing devices and keyboard
- Power management
- Setting power options
- Using external AC power
- Using battery power
- Finding battery information in Help and Support
- Using Battery Check
- Displaying the remaining battery charge
- Inserting or removing the battery
- Charging a battery
- Maximizing battery discharge time
- Managing low battery levels
- Calibrating a battery
- Conserving battery power
- Storing a battery
- Disposing of a used battery
- Shutting down the device
- Security
- Backup and recovery
- Software updates
- Setup Utility
- Index
When you connect the device to external AC power, the following events occur:
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The battery begins to charge.
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If the device is turned on, the battery meter icon in the notification area changes appearance.
When you disconnect external AC power, the following events occur:
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The device switches to battery power.
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The display brightness is automatically decreased to save battery life. To increase display
brightness, press the fn+f8 hotkey or reconnect the AC adapter.
Connecting the AC adapter
WARNING! To reduce the risk of electric shock or damage to the equipment:
Plug the power cord into an AC outlet that is easily accessible at all times.
Disconnect power from the device by unplugging the power cord from the AC outlet (not by unplugging
the power cord from the device).
If provided with a 3-pin attachment plug on the power cord, plug the cord into a grounded (earthed) 3-
pin outlet. Do not disable the power cord grounding pin, for example, by attaching a 2-pin adapter. The
grounding pin is an important safety feature.
To connect the device to external AC power:
1. Plug the AC adapter into the power connector (1) on the device.
2. Plug the power cord into the AC adapter (2).
3. Plug the other end of the power cord into an AC outlet (3).
Testing an AC adapter
Test the AC adapter if the device exhibits any of the following symptoms when it is connected to AC
power:
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The device will not turn on.
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The display does not turn on.
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The power light is off.
46 Chapter 9 Power management
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