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Hardware Guide
Contents
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Pointing Device and Keyboard
TouchPad Pointing Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1
Setting Pointing Device Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–2
Hotkeys and Shortcut Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3
Identifying Hotkeys and Shortcut Keys. . . . . . . . . . . 2–3
Hotkey and Shortcut Key Quick Reference . . . . . . . 2–4
Hotkey and Shortcut Key Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–5
Hotkey and Shortcut Key Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–5
Easy Access Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–10
Using the Default Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–10
Using Custom Assignments and Schemes. . . . . . . . 2–12
Keypads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–13
Using the Internal Keypad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–13
Using an External Keypad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–15
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Battery Pack
Running the Notebook on Battery Power . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1
Inserting or Removing the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2
Charging the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–3
Charging a New Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4
Charging an In-Use Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4
Obtaining Accurate Charge Information . . . . . . . . . . 3–4
Displaying Charge Information on the Screen . . . . . 3–5
Managing Low-Battery Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6
Identifying Low-Battery Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6
Resolving Low-Battery Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–7
Calibrating a Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–8
When to Calibrate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–8
How to Calibrate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–8
Battery Conservation Procedures and Settings . . . . . . . 3–11
Conserving Power as You Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–11
Selecting Power Conservation Settings. . . . . . . . . . 3–12
Storing a Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–12
Disposing of a Used Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–13
Finding More Power Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–14
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