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Read this rst . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Important safety information . . . . . . . . . . iv
Conditions that require immediate action . . . iv
Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Chapter 1. Getting to know your
computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Top view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Left-side view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Right-side view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Bottom view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Status indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Specications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Chapter 2. Using your computer . . . . 9
Frequently asked questions . . . . . . . . . . 9
Tips on using your computer . . . . . . . . . 10
Reading the manuals . . . . . . . . . . 10
Connecting to power . . . . . . . . . . 10
Turning on the computer . . . . . . . . . 10
Conguring the operating system . . . . . 10
Putting the computer into sleep mode or
shutting it down . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Using the ac power adapter and the battery pack . 11
Checking the battery status. . . . . . . . 11
Using the ac power adapter. . . . . . . . 12
Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . 12
Maximizing the battery life . . . . . . . . 12
Handling the battery. . . . . . . . . . . 13
Using the touch pad . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Using the keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Numeric keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Using the recovery button . . . . . . . . 15
Function key combinations . . . . . . . . 16
Connecting to external devices . . . . . . . . 17
Using the media card reader . . . . . . . 17
Using USB connectors. . . . . . . . . . 18
Using the NVIDIA Optimus Graphics feature . . . 18
Chapter 3. Connecting to the
network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Wired connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Hardware connection . . . . . . . . . . 19
Software conguration. . . . . . . . . . 20
Wireless connection . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Hardware connection . . . . . . . . . . 20
Software conguration. . . . . . . . . . 21
Chapter 4. You and your computer . . 23
Accessibility and comfort . . . . . . . . . . 23
Ergonomic information. . . . . . . . . . 23
Chapter 5. Security . . . . . . . . . . 25
Attaching a mechanical lock . . . . . . . . . 25
Using passwords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Chapter 6. Recovery overview . . . . 27
Using the OneKey Recovery Pro program on the
Windows 7 operating system . . . . . . . . . 27
Solving recovery problems on the Windows 7
operating system . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Using the Windows recovery program on the
Windows 8 operating system . . . . . . . . . 28
Chapter 7. Replacing devices . . . . . 31
Static electricity prevention. . . . . . . . . . 31
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Replacing the backup battery. . . . . . . . . 32
Replacing the hard disk drive . . . . . . . . . 34
Replacing a memory module . . . . . . . . . 35
Replacing the PCI Express Mini Card for wireless
LAN/WiMAX connection . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Removing the optical drive . . . . . . . . . . 38
Chapter 8. Preventing problems . . . 41
General tips for preventing problems . . . . . . 41
Taking care of your computer . . . . . . . . . 42
Chapter 9. Troubleshooting computer
problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Battery and power problems . . . . . . . 45
Computer screen problems . . . . . . . . 46
Problems with drives and other storage
devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
OneKey Recovery Pro program problems . . 48
A password problem . . . . . . . . . . 48
A sound problem . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Other problems . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Appendix A. Regulatory
information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Wireless related information . . . . . . . . . 51
ENERGY STAR model information . . . . . . . 52
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