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Recalibrating the battery(ies) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Extending battery life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Maximizing battery performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Conserving battery power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Using alternate power sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Changing power modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Changing notebook power settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Changing the power plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Changing advanced settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Traveling with Your Notebook . . . 69
Packing your notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Traveling by air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Dial-up modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Radio frequency wireless connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Additional tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Maintaining Your Notebook . . . . . 75
Cleaning the exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Cleaning the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Cleaning the notebook screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Maintaining the battery(ies) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Storing batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Cleaning CDs or DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Recovering your system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Recovering pre-installed software and drivers . . . . . . . 81
Using Microsoft System Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Recovering your system to its factory condition . . . . . 90
Recovering your system using the Windows DVD . . . . 92
Upgrading Your Notebook. . . . . . . 93
Preventing static electricity discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Adding or replacing memory modules 95
Summary of Contents for M-7301U
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Page 111: ...CHAPTER9 103 Troubleshooting Safety guidelines First steps Troubleshooting Telephone support ...
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