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Hardware Guide
Contents
Hotkey Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–8
Hotkey Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–8
Using Quick Launch Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–11
Reprogramming the Quick Launch Buttons . . . . . . 2–12
Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–13
Using the Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–13
3 Battery Packs
Running the Notebook on Battery Power . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1
Inserting or Removing the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2
Charging a Battery Pack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4
Obtaining Accurate Charge Information . . . . . . . . . . 3–5
Accessing the Battery Charge Display . . . . . . . . . . . 3–5
Placing the Power Meter Icon on the Taskbar . . . . . . . . . 3–6
Managing Low-Battery Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6
Identifying a Low-Battery Condition . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6
Identifying a Critical Low-Battery Condition . . . . . . 3–6
Verifying Hibernation Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–7
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 . . . . . . . 3–10
Conserving Power as You Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–10
Storing a Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–11
Disposing of a Used Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–12
Finding More Power Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–12
4 Drives
About Drive Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–1
Caring for Drives and Drive Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–3
Caring for Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–3
Caring for Drive Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–4
Summary of Contents for nx9100 - Notebook PC
Page 47: ...2 6 Hardware Guide TouchPad and Keyboard Identifying hotkeys ...
Page 55: ...2 14 Hardware Guide TouchPad and Keyboard Identifying the keypad keys ...
Page 61: ...Battery Packs Hardware Guide 3 3 Inserting or removing the battery pack ...
Page 79: ...Drives Hardware Guide 4 9 Inserting a CD or DVD into an optical drive ...
Page 81: ...Drives Hardware Guide 4 11 Removing a CD or DVD from an optical drive when power is available ...
Page 89: ...Drives Hardware Guide 4 19 Connecting the Digital Drive to the USB port ...
Page 93: ...Drives Hardware Guide 4 23 I Inserting the Digital Drive into the Digital Bay ...
Page 117: ...7 4 Hardware Guide Modem and Network Connections Connecting the RJ 11 modem cable ...
Page 132: ...8 4 Hardware Guide Hardware Upgrades Inserting a PC Card ...
Page 136: ...8 8 Hardware Guide Hardware Upgrades Inserting a digital media card ...
Page 142: ...8 14 Hardware Guide Hardware Upgrades Opening the memory compartment ...
Page 144: ...8 16 Hardware Guide Hardware Upgrades Removing a memory module ...
Page 146: ...8 18 Hardware Guide Hardware Upgrades Inserting a memory module ...
Page 148: ...8 20 Hardware Guide Hardware Upgrades Closing the memory compartment ...
Page 150: ...8 22 Hardware Guide Hardware Upgrades Loosening the hard drive assembly retaining screws ...
Page 152: ...8 24 Hardware Guide Hardware Upgrades Removing the hard drive from the hard drive bracket ...
Page 154: ...8 26 Hardware Guide Hardware Upgrades Inserting the hard drive into the hard drive bay ...