Document Outline

• Features
  • Identifying hardware
    • Top components
      • TouchPad
      • Lights
      • Buttons, speakers, switches, and fingerprint reader (select models only)
      • Keys
    • Front components
    • Right-side components
    • Left-side components
    • Bottom components
    • Display
    • Wireless antennas (select models only)
    • Additional hardware components
  • Identifying the labels
• Pointing devices and keyboard
  • Using pointing devices
    • Setting pointing device preferences
    • Connecting an external mouse
  • Using the keyboard
    • Using hotkeys
      • Initiating Sleep
      • Decreasing screen brightness
      • Increasing screen brightness
      • Switching the screen image
      • Opening the default e-mail application
      • Opening the default Web browser
      • Muting speaker sound
      • Decreasing speaker sound
      • Increasing speaker sound
      • Playing the previous track or section of an audio CD or a DVD
      • Playing, pausing, or resuming an audio CD or a DVD
      • Playing the next track or section of an audio CD or a DVD
  • Using the embedded numeric keypad
    • Enabling and disabling the embedded numeric keypad
    • Switching key functions on the embedded numeric keypad
  • Using an optional external numeric keypad
  • Cleaning the TouchPad and keyboard
• Multimedia
  • Multimedia features
    • Identifying your multimedia components
    • Adjusting the volume
  • Multimedia software
    • Accessing your preinstalled multimedia software
    • Installing multimedia software from a disc
  • Audio
    • Connecting external audio devices
    • Checking your audio functions
  • Video
    • Connecting an external monitor or projector
      • Using the external monitor port
    • Using the HDMI port
  • Optical drive (select models only)
    • Using optical discs (CDs, DVDs, and BDs)
    • Selecting the right disc (CDs, DVDs, and BDs)
      • CD-R discs
      • CD-RW discs
      • DVD±R discs
      • DVD±RW discs
      • LightScribe DVD+R discs
      • Blu-ray Discs (BDs)
    • Playing a CD, DVD, or BD
    • Observing the copyright warning
    • Copying a CD or DVD
    • Removing an optical disc (CD, DVD, or BD)
    • The optical disc tray does not open for removal of a CD, DVD, or BD
  • Webcam
• Power management
  • Setting power options
    • Using power-saving states
      • Initiating and exiting Suspend
      • Initiating and exiting Hibernation
    • Using the Power icon
    • Using power management
      • Viewing the current power management settings
      • Changing the current power management settings
  • Using external AC power
    • Connecting the AC adapter
  • Using battery power
    • Inserting or removing the battery
    • Charging a battery
    • Maximizing battery discharge time
    • Managing low battery levels
      • Identifying low battery levels
      • Resolving a low battery level
        • Resolving a low battery level when external power is available
        • Resolving a low battery level when a charged battery is available
        • Resolving a low battery level when no power source is available
        • Resolving a low battery level when the computer cannot exit Hibernation
    • Calibrating a battery
      • Step 1: Fully charge the battery
      • Step 2: Disable Hibernation and Suspend
      • Step 3: Discharge the battery
      • Step 4: Fully recharge the battery
      • Step 5: Reenable Hibernation and Suspend
    • Conserving battery power
    • Storing a battery
    • Disposing of a used battery
    • Replacing the battery
  • Testing an AC adapter
  • Shutting down the computer
• Drives
  • Handling drives
  • Using external drives
    • Using optional external devices
  • Replacing the hard drive
• External devices
  • Using a USB device
    • Connecting a USB device
    • Removing a USB device
    • Using USB legacy support
  • Using an eSATA device
    • Connecting an eSATA device
    • Stopping and removing an eSATA device
  • Using external drives
    • Using optional external devices
• External media cards
  • Using Media Card Reader cards
    • Inserting a digital card
    • Removing a digital card
  • Using ExpressCards (select models only)
    • Configuring an ExpressCard
    • Inserting an ExpressCard
    • Removing an ExpressCard
• Memory modules
  • Adding or replacing memory modules
• Security
  • Protecting the computer
  • Using passwords
    • Setting passwords in the operating system
    • Setting passwords in Computer Setup
    • Setup password
      • Managing a setup password
      • Entering a setup password
    • Using Computer Setup DriveLock
      • Setting a DriveLock password
      • Entering a DriveLock password
      • Changing a DriveLock password
      • Removing DriveLock protection
  • Using Computer Setup security features
    • Securing system devices
    • Using Computer Setup stringent security
      • Setting stringent security
      • Removing stringent security
    • Viewing Computer Setup System Information
  • Using firewall software
  • Setting up automatic online updates
  • Installing a security cable
• Computer Setup
  • Starting Computer Setup
  • Using Computer Setup
    • Navigating and selecting in Computer Setup
    • Restoring factory settings in Computer Setup
  • Computer Setup menus
    • File menu
    • Security menu
    • Diagnostics menu
    • System Configuration menu
• Index