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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Right-side view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Bottom view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Status indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Specications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Chapter 2. Using your computer . . . 11
Frequently asked questions . . . . . . . . . 11
Tips on using your computer . . . . . . . . . 12
Reading the manuals . . . . . . . . . . 12
Connecting to power . . . . . . . . . . 12
Turning on the computer . . . . . . . . . 12
Conguring the operating system . . . . . 12
Putting your computer into sleep mode or
shutting it down . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Using the ac power adapter and the battery pack . 13
Checking the battery status. . . . . . . . 13
Using the ac power adapter. . . . . . . . 13
Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . 14
Maximizing the battery life . . . . . . . . 14
Handling the battery. . . . . . . . . . . 14
Using the touch pad or click pad . . . . . . . 15
Using the keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Numeric keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
OneKey Recovery Pro program button . . . 17
Function key combinations . . . . . . . . 18
Connecting to external devices . . . . . . . . 18
Using the media card reader . . . . . . . 19
Using USB connectors. . . . . . . . . . 19
Using Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Using the Nvidia Optimus Graphics feature . . . 20
Chapter 3. Connecting to the
network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Wired connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Hardware connection . . . . . . . . . . 21
Software conguration. . . . . . . . . . 22
Wireless connection . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Hardware connection . . . . . . . . . . 22
Software conguration. . . . . . . . . . 23
Chapter 4. You and your computer . . 25
Accessibility and comfort . . . . . . . . . . 25
Ergonomic information. . . . . . . . . . 25
Chapter 5. Security . . . . . . . . . . 27
Attaching a mechanical lock . . . . . . . . . 27
Using passwords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Using a ngerprint reader . . . . . . . . . . 27
Using the Active Protection System . . . . . . 27
Chapter 6. OneKey Recovery Pro . . . 29
Using the OneKey Recovery Pro program on the
Windows 7 operating system . . . . . . . . . 29
Solving recovery problems . . . . . . . . . . 29
Chapter 7. Replacing devices . . . . . 31
Static electricity prevention. . . . . . . . . . 31
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Replacing the backup battery. . . . . . . . . 32
Replacing the hard disk drive . . . . . . . . . 35
Replacing the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Replacing a memory module . . . . . . . . . 42
Replacing the mSATA solid state drive . . . . . 45
Replacing the PCI Express Mini Card for wireless
LAN/WiMAX connection . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Replacing the optical drive . . . . . . . . . . 50
Chapter 8. Preventing problems . . . 53
General tips for preventing problems . . . . . . 53
Taking care of your computer . . . . . . . . . 54
Chapter 9. Troubleshooting computer
problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Battery and power problems . . . . . . . 57
Computer screen problems . . . . . . . . 58
Problems with drives and other storage
devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
OneKey Rescue system problems . . . . . 60
A password problem . . . . . . . . . . 60
A sound problem . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Other problems . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
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