Finding additional battery information ............................................................... 35
Using Battery Check ......................................................................................... 37
Displaying the remaining battery charge ........................................................... 37
Maximizing battery discharge time .................................................................... 37
Managing low battery levels .............................................................................. 37
Identifying low battery levels ............................................................. 37
Resolving a low battery level ............................................................ 38
Inserting or removing the battery ...................................................................... 38
Inserting a battery ............................................................................. 38
Removing a battery .......................................................................... 38
Conserving battery power ................................................................................. 39
Storing a user-replaceable battery .................................................................... 39
Disposing of a user-replaceable battery ............................................................ 39
Replacing a user-replaceable battery ............................................................... 40
Using external AC power ................................................................................................... 40
Testing an AC adapter ...................................................................................... 40
Switchable graphics (select models only) .......................................................................... 41
Using switchable graphics (select models only) ................................................ 41
7 External cards and devices .......................................................................................................................... 42
Using Media Card Reader cards (select models only) ....................................................................... 42
Inserting a digital card ........................................................................................................ 42
Removing a digital card ..................................................................................................... 42
Using smart cards (select models only) ............................................................................................. 43
Inserting a smart card ........................................................................................................ 43
Removing a smart card ...................................................................................................... 44
Using a USB device ........................................................................................................................... 44
Connecting a USB device .................................................................................................. 44
Removing a USB device .................................................................................................... 45
Using optional external devices .......................................................................................................... 45
Using optional external drives ............................................................................................ 45
Using the docking connector ............................................................................................. 45
8 Drives ............................................................................................................................................................. 47
Handling drives ................................................................................................................................... 47
Using hard drives ............................................................................................................................... 47
Intel Smart Response Technology (select models only) .................................................... 48
Removing or replacing the hard drive cover ...................................................................... 48
Removing the hard drive cover ......................................................................... 48
Replacing the hard drive cover ......................................................................... 49
Replacing or upgrading the hard drive ............................................................................... 49
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