Haier海尔笔记本H1561说明书

HaierH1561

Laptop

HardwareUserGuide

Contents

TableofContents

1.IntroducingtheLaptop

GeneralOverview 6

NotesForTheUser 6

SafetyPrecautions 6

TransportationPrecautions 8

PreparingyourLaptop 9

2.KnowingtheParts

TopandFrontSides 12

LeftSide 14

RightSide 15

BottomSide 16

3.GettingStarted

PowerSystem 18

UsingACPower 18

UsingBatteryPower 19

BatteryCare 19

PoweringONtheLaptop 20

PowerOptions 20

CheckingBatteryPower 21

ChargingtheBatteryPack 21

PowerManagementModes 22

PowerManagerUtility 23

SpecialKeyboardFunctions 27

ColoredHotKeys 27

MicrosoftWindowsKeys 28

StatusIndicators 29

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Contents

TableofContents(cont.)

4.UsingtheLaptop

PointingDevice 32

UsingtheTouchpad 32

TouchpadUsageIllustrations 33

Multi-touchgestureusage 34

CaringfortheTouchpad 34

StorageDevices 35

OpticalDrive 35

FlashMemoryCardReader 36

NetworkConnection 37

WirelessLANConnection 38

A.Appendix

DeclarationsandSafetyStatements 42

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Notes

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1.IntroducingtheLaptop

AboutThisUserGuide

SafetyPrecautions

TransportationPrecautions

PreparingyourLaptop

NOTE:Photosandiconsinthisdocumentareusedforartisticpurposesonlyanddonotshowwhatisactuallyusedintheproductitself.

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1IntroducingtheLaptop

GeneralOverview

ThisdocumentprovidesinformationonthevariouscomponentsintheLaptopandhowtousethem.Thefollowingarethemajorsectionsofthisdocument:

IntroducingtheLaptop

IntroducesyoutotheLaptopanditsdocumentation.

KnowingtheParts

GivesyouinformationontheLaptop’scomponents.

GettingStarted

GivesyouinformationongettingstartedwiththeLaptop.

UsingtheLaptop

GivesyouinformationonusingtheLaptop’scomponents.

NotesForTheUser

Afewnotesandwarningsinboldareusedthroughoutthisdocumentthatyoushouldbeawareofinordertocompletecertaintaskssafelyandcompletely.Thesenoteshavedifferentdegreesofimportanceasdescribedbelow:

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SafetyPrecautions

ThefollowingsafetyprecautionswillincreasethelifeoftheLaptop.Followallprecautionsandinstructions.Exceptasdescribedinthisdocument,referall

otherperipherals.Donotusestrongsolventssuchasthinners,benzene,orotherchemicalsonornearthesurface.

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Introducingthelaptop1

IMPORTANT!DisconnecttheACpowerandremovethebatterypack(ifpossible)beforecleaning.WipetheLaptopusingacleancellulosespongeorchamois

clothdampenedwithasolutionofnonabrasivedetergentandafewdropsofwarmwaterandremoveanyextramoisturewithadrycloth.

SAFETEMP:ThisLaptopshouldonlybeusedinenvironmentswithambienttemperaturesbetween5°C(41°F)and35°C(95°F).

DONOTpressortouchthedisplaypanel.DonotplacetogetherwithsmallitemsthatmayscratchorentertheLaptop.

DONOTexposetostrongmagneticorelectricalfields.The

computertomalfunction.

DONOTplaceonunevenorunstableworksurfaces.Seekservicingifthecasinghasbeendamaged.

DONOTexposetodirtyordustyenvironments.DONOToperateduringagasleak.DONOTusecutordamagedconnectioncables.

Batterysafetywarnings:

DONOTdisassemblethebattery.

DONOTshortcircuitthecontacts.DONOThandledamagedorleakingbatteries.

DONOTcarryorcoveraLaptopthatispoweredONwithanymaterialsthatwillreduceaircirculationsuchasacarryingbag.

DONOTleavetheLaptopon

yourlaporanypartofthebodyinordertopreventdiscomfortorinjuryfromheatexposure.

DONOTplaceordropobjectsontopanddonotshoveanyforeignobjectsintotheLaptop.Do

notblockairvents.

DONOTexposetoorusenearliquids,rain,ormoisture.

CAUTION!Dangerofexplosionifbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced.Replaceonlywiththesameorequivalenttyperecommendedbythemanufacturer.

DONOTthrowtheLaptop

inmunicipalwaste.Checklocalregulationsfordisposalofelectronicproducts.

INPUTRATING:RefertotheratinglabelonthebottomoftheLaptopandbesurethatyourpoweradaptercomplieswiththerating.

Systempowerratings(dependingonmodel):

19VDC,2.37A(45W)

19VDC,3.42A(65W)

19VDC,4.74A(90W)

IMPORTANT:Listeningtoaudioatfullvolumeforlongperiodsoftimecandamagetheuser’shearing,topreventthispleaseadjustaudiolevelstomiddlelevels.

WARNING:Toavoidbodilyinjury,DONOTattempttotroubleshootyourLaptop

ifanyoftheaboveconditionshavedamagedit,thebattery,orthebatterycharger.Instead,unplugyournotebookandcontactacomputertechnician.

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TransportationPrecautions

TopreparetheLaptopfortransport,youshouldturnitOFFanddisconnect

allexternalperipheralstopreventdamagetotheconnectors.Theharddiskdrive’sheadretractswhenthepoweristurnedOFFtopreventscratchingoftheharddisksurfaceduringtransport.Therefore,youshouldnottransporttheLaptopwhile

thepowerisstillON.Closethedisplaypanelandcheckthatitislatchedsecurelyintheclosedpositiontoprotectthekeyboardanddisplaypanel.

IMPORTANT!TheLaptop’ssurfaceiseasilydulledifnotproperlycaredfor.BecarefulnottoruborscrapetheLaptopsurfaces.

CoverYourLaptop

PurchaseacarryingbagtoprotecttheLaptopfromdirt,water,shock,andscratches.

ChargeYourBatteries

Ifyouintendtousebatterypower,besuretofullychargeyourbatterypackandanyoptionalbatterypacksbeforegoingonlongtrips.RememberthatthepoweradapterchargesthebatterypackaslongasitispluggedintothecomputerandanACpowersource.BeawarethatittakesmuchlongertochargethebatterypackwhentheLaptopisinuse.

AirplanePrecautions

ContactyourairlineifyouwanttousetheLaptopontheairplane.Mostairlines

willhaverestrictionsforusingelectronicdevices.Mostairlineswillallowelectronicuseonlybetweenandnotduringtakeoffsandlandings.

IMPORTANT!Therearethreemaintypesofairportsecuritydevices:X-raymachines(usedonitemsplacedonconveyorbelts),magneticdetectors(usedonpeoplewalkingthroughsecuritychecks),andmagneticwands(hand-helddevicesusedonpeopleorindividualitems).YoucansendyourLaptopanddiskettesthroughairportX-raymachines.However,itisrecommendedthatyoudonotsendyourLaptopordiskettesthroughairportmagneticdetectorsorexposethemtomagneticwands.

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PreparingyourLaptop

TheseareonlyquickinstructionsforusingyourLaptop.ReadthelaterpagesfordetailedinformationonusingyourLaptop.

IMPORTANT!Selectedmodelsmayfeaturedisplaypanelsthatdonotfullyopentoa180-degreeangle,withsuchmodelsdonotattempttoforcethedisplaypanelbeyonditslimitasitmaycausedamagetothedevice.

1.Installthebatterypack 2.ConnecttheACPowerAdapter

3.OpentheDisplayPanel 4.TurnONtheLaptop

IMPORTANT!Whenopening,donotforcethedisplaypaneldowntothetableorelsethehingesmaybreak!NeverlifttheLaptopbythedisplaypanel!

ThepowerswitchturnstheLaptopONandOFForputstheLaptopintosleep

orhibernationmodes.ActualbehaviorofthepowerswitchcanbecustomizedinWindowsDesktop>Settings>ControlPanel>SystemandSecurity>PowerOptions.

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2.KnowingtheParts

BasicsidesoftheLaptop

NOTE:Photosandiconsinthisdocumentareusedforartisticpurposesonlyanddonotshowwhatisactuallyusedintheproductitself.

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TopandFrontSides

RefertothediagrambelowtoidentifythecomponentsonthesesidesoftheLaptop.

NOTE:Thekeyboardwillbedifferentforeachterritory.

IMPORTANT!Selectedmodelsmayfeaturedisplaypanelsthatdonotfullyopentoa180-degreeangle,withsuchmodelsdonotattempttoforcethedisplaypanelbeyonditslimitasitmaycausedamagetothedevice.

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Microphone(Built-in)

Thebuilt-inmonomicrophonecanbeusedforvideoconferencing,voicenarrations,

orsimpleaudiorecordings.

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Camera

Thebuilt-incameraallowspicturetakingorvideorecording.Canbeusedwith

videoconferencingandotherinteractiveapplications.

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CameraIndicator

Thecameraindicatorindicateswhetherthebuilt-incameraisinoperationornot.

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DisplayPanel(Touchscreenonselectedmodels)

theeyes.Useasoftclothwithoutchemicalliquids(useplainwaterifnecessary)to

cleanthedisplaypanel.

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Keyboard

Thekeyboardprovideskeyswithcomfortabletravel(depthatwhichthekeyscan

bedepressed)andpalmrestforbothhands.AWindowsfunctionkeyisprovidedto

helpeasenavigationintheWindowsoperatingsystem.

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TouchpadandButtons

Thetouchpadwithitsbuttonsisapointingdevicethatprovidesthesamefunctions

asadesktopmouse.Asoftware-controlledscrollingfunctionisavailableaftersetting

uptheincludedtouchpadutilitytoalloweasyWindowsorwebnavigation.

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StatusIndicators

Statusindicatorsrepresentvarioushardware/softwareconditions.Seeindicator

detailsinSection3.

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FlashMemoryCardReader

ThisLaptophasabuilt-inhigh-speedmemorycardreaderthatcanconveniently

cameras,MP3players,mobilephones,andPDAs.

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PowerSwitch

ThepowerswitchturnstheLaptopONandOFForputstheLaptopinto

sleeporhibernationmodes.Actualbehaviorofthepowerswitchcanbecustomized

inWindowsControlPanel“PowerOptions.”

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PowerIndicator

ThepowerindicatorlightswhentheLaptopisturnedONandblinksslowlywhen

theLaptopisintheSuspend-to-RAM(Sleep)mode.ThisindicatorisOFFwhenthe

LaptopisturnedOFForintheSuspend-to-Disk(Hibernation)mode.

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LeftSide

RefertothediagrambelowtoidentifythecomponentsonthissideoftheLaptop.

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1 Kensington®LockPort

TheKensington®lockportallowstheLaptoptobesecuredusingKensington®compatibleLaptopsecurityproducts.ThesesecurityproductsusuallyincludeametalcableandlockthatpreventtheLaptoptoberemovedfromafixedobject.Somemayalsoincludeamotiondetectortosoundanalarmwhenmoved.

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Display(Monitor)Output(Onselectedmodels)

The15-pinD-submonitorportsupportsastandardVGA-compatibledevicesuchas

amonitororprojectortoallowviewingonalargerexternaldisplay.

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LANPort

TheRJ-45LANportwitheightpinsislargerthantheRJ-11modemportandsupports

astandardEthernetcableforconnectiontoalocalnetwork.Thebuilt-inconnector

allowsconvenientusewithoutadditionaladapters.

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HDMIHDMIPort

HDMI(High-DefinitionMultimediaInterface)isanuncompressedall-digitalaudio/videointerfacebetweenanyaudio/videosource,suchasaset-topbox,

DVDplayer,andA/Vreceiverandanaudioand/orvideomonitor,suchasadigitaltelevision(DTV).Supportsstandard,enhanced,orhigh-definitionvideo,plusmulti-channeldigitalaudioonasinglecable.

USBPorts(3.0)

SupportsUSB(UniversalSerialBus)3.0devicesandbackwardscompatiblewitholderUSBversions.MultipleUSBdevicescanbeconnectedtothissingleportbyfirstattachingaUSBhub.

High-PoweredUSB3.0Port

USB(UniversalSerialBus)allowsmanydevicestorunsimultaneouslyonasinglecomputer,withsomeperipheralsactingasadditionalplug-insitesorhubs.USBsupportshot-swappingofdevicessothatmostperipheralscanbeconnectedordisconnectedwithoutrestartingthecomputer.

TheHigh-PoweredUSBPortfunctionallowstheUSBporttochargeatahighercurrent(withamaximumcurrentof2.5A)thantraditionalUSBportswhentheLaptopisinSuspend/HibernatemodeorwhenitispoweredOFF.

WhentheLaptopispoweredONandinanormalpowerstate,theportwillfunctionasatraditionalUSBportwithnormalcharging(withamaximumof500mA)andnormaldatatransmission.

TheHigh-PoweredchargingfunctionwillnotactivateifthebatteryleveliscriticallylowandtheACadapterisnotpluggedin.

TheHigh-PoweredchargingfunctioncanbeenabledordisabledinBIOSsetup.

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USB3.1Port(Type-C)(Onselectedmodels)

ThisportfeaturesUSBversion3.1usingatype-CconnectororalsoknownasUSB-C.

CompatiblewithpreviousUSBversion2.0andlaterdevices.

Supportsamaximumtransferspeedofupto10Gbps.

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•Type-CconnectorcanbeusedwithadapterstosupportpreviousUSBcables.

RightSide

RefertothediagrambelowtoidentifythecomponentsonthissideoftheLaptop.

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HeadphoneOutput/MicrophoneInputComboJack

speakers,headphones,oramicrophone.Usingthisjackautomaticallydisablesthebuilt-inspeakers.

USBPorts(2.0/1.1)

USB(UniversalSerialBus)allowsmanydevicestorunsimultaneouslyonasinglecomputer,withsomeperipheralsactingasadditionalplug-insitesorhubs.USBsupportshot-swappingofdevicessothatmostperipheralscanbeconnectedordisconnectedwithoutrestartingthecomputer.

OpticalDrive

TheLaptopcomesinvariousmodelswithdifferentopticaldrives.TheLaptop’sopticaldrivemaysupportcompactdiscs(CD)and/ordigitalvideodiscs(DVD)

andmayhaverecordable(R)orre-writable(RW)capabilities.Seethemarketing

Power(DC)Input

ThesuppliedpoweradapterconvertsACpowertoDCpowerforusewiththisjack.PowersuppliedthroughthisjacksuppliespowertotheLaptopandcharges

theinternalbatterypack.TopreventdamagetotheLaptopandbatterypack,alwaysusethesuppliedpoweradapter.

CAUTION:Theadaptermaybecomewarmtohotwheninuse.Besurenottocovertheadapterandkeepitawayfromyourbody.

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BottomSide

RefertothediagrambelowtoidentifythecomponentsonthissideoftheLaptop.

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1 AudioSpeakers

Thebuilt-instereospeakersystemallowsyoutohearaudiowithoutadditionalattachments.Themultimediasoundsystemfeaturesanintegrateddigitalaudiocontrollerthatproducesrich,vibrantsound(resultsimprovedwithexternalstereoheadphonesorspeakers).Audiofeaturesaresoftwarecontrolled.

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PowerSystem

SpecialKeyboardFunctions

StatusIndicators

NOTE:Photosandiconsinthisdocumentareusedforartisticpurposesonlyanddonotshowwhatisactuallyusedintheproductitself.

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PowerSystem

UsingACPower

TheLaptoppoweriscomprisedof

twoparts,thepoweradapterandthebattery

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powersystem.Thepoweradapterconverts

ACpowerfromawalloutlettotheDCpower

requiredbytheLaptop.YourLaptop

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comeswithauniversalAC-DCadapter.

Thatmeansthatyoumayconnectthepower

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cordtoany100V-120Vaswellas220V-240V

outletswithoutsettingswitchesorusingpower

converters.Differentcountriesmayrequirethatanadapterbeusedtoconnecttheprovided

US-standardACpowercordtoadifferentstandard.Mosthotelswillprovideuniversaloutletstosupportdifferentpowercordsaswellasvoltages.

TIP:YoucanbuytravelkitsfortheLaptopthatincludespowerandmodemadaptersforalmosteverycountry.

WiththeACpowercordconnectedtotheAC-DCconverter,connecttheACpowercordtoanACoutlet(preferablywithsurge-protection)andthenconnecttheDCplugtotheLaptop.

andtheAC-DCconverteritselfforcompatibilityproblemsbeforeconnectingtheDCpowertotheLaptop.Thepowerindicatorontheadapter(ifavailable)willlightifthepoweriswithinacceptedranges.IfyouuseapowerstripwithyourACadapter,ensurethatthetotalampereratingoftheproductspluggedintothepowerstripdoesnotexceedtheampereratingofthepowerstrip.

IMPORTANT!DamagemayoccurifyouuseadifferentadaptertopowertheLaptoporusetheLaptop’sadaptertopowerotherelectricaldevices.Ifthereissmoke,

burningscent,orextremeheatcomingfromtheAC-DCadapter,seekservicing.SeekservicingifyoususpectafaultyAC-DCadapter.Youmaydamagebothyourbatterypack(s)andtheLaptopwithafaultyAC-DCadapter.

NOTE:ThisLaptopmaycomewitheitheratwoorthree-prongplugdepending

onterritory.Ifathree-prongplugisprovided,youmustuseagroundedACoutletoruseaproperlygroundedadaptertoensuresafeoperationoftheLaptopDONOTremovethegroundingprongfromthepowercableplug.Ifyouuseapowerextensioncable,usetheappropriatetype,two-prongorthree-prong,tomatewiththeACadapterpowercable.

WARNING!THEPOWERADAPTERMAYBECOMEWARMTOHOTWHENINUSE.BE

SURENOTTOCOVERTHEADAPTERANDKEEPITAWAYFROMYOURBODY.

IMPORTANT!WheninuseplugtheACadaptercordintoanACoutletthatiseasilyaccessibleatalltimesandplacetheadapterinaventilatedarea,suchasadesktoporontheDONOTplaceheavyobjectsontheACadapterorcoveritwithpapersorotheritemsthatwillreducecooling;also,DONOTusetheACadapterinsideacarryingcase.

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UsingBatteryPower

TheLaptopisdesignedtoworkwitharemovablebatterypack.Thebatterypackconsists

ofasetofbatterycellshousedtogether.Afullychargedpackwillprovideseveralhoursofbatterylife,whichcanbefurtherextendedbyusingpowermanagementfeaturesthroughtheBIOSsetup.Additionalbatterypacksareoptionalandcanbepurchasedseparatelythrougha

Laptopretailer.

InstallingandRemovingtheBatteryPack

YourLaptopmayormaynothaveitsbatterypackinstalled.IfyourLaptopdoesnothaveitsbatterypackinstalled,usethefollowingprocedurestoinstallthebatterypack.

IMPORTANT!NeverattempttoremovethebatterypackwhiletheLaptopisturnedON,asthismayresultinthelossofworkingdata.

Toinstallthebatterypack: Toremovethebatterypack:

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IMPORTANT!OnlyusebatterypacksandpoweradapterssuppliedwiththisLaptop

orelsedamagemayoccurtotheLaptop.

BatteryCare

TheLaptop’sbatterypack,likeallrechargeablebatteries,hasalimitonthenumbertimes

itcanberecharged.Thebatterypack’susefullifewilldependonyourenvironmenttemperature,humidity,andhowyourLaptopisused.Itisidealthatthebatterybeusedinatemperaturerangebetween5˚Cand35˚C(41˚Fand95˚F).YoumustalsotakeintoaccountthattheLaptop’sinternaltemperatureishigherthantheoutsidetemperature.Anytemperaturesaboveorbelowthisrangewillshortenthelifeofthebattery.Butinanycase,thebatterypack’susagetimewilleventuallydecreaseandanewbatterypackmustbepurchasedfromanauthorizeddealerforthisLaptop.Becausebatteriesalsohaveashelflife,itisnotrecommendedto

buyextrasforstoring.

shortcircuitthecontacts,andDONOTdisassemblethebattery.Ifthereisanyabnormaloperationordamagetothebatterypackcausedbyimpact,turnOFFtheLaptopandcontactanauthorizedservicecenter.

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PoweringONtheLaptop

TheLaptop’spower-ONmessageappearsonthescreenwhenyouturnitON.Ifnecessary,

youmayadjustthebrightnessbyusingthehotkeys.IfyouneedtoruntheBIOSSetuptoset

press[Tab]duringthesplashscreen,standardbootinformationsuchastheBIOSversioncanbeseen.Press[ESC]andyouwillbepresentedwithabootmenuwithselectionstobootfromyouravailabledrives.

NOTE:Beforebootup,thedisplaypanelwhenthepoweristurnedON.ThisispartoftheLaptop’stestroutineandisnotaproblemwiththedisplay.

IMPORTANT!Toprotecttheharddiskdrive,alwayswaitatleast5secondsafterturningOFFyourLaptopbeforeturningitbackON.

WARNING!DONOTcarryorcoveraLaptopthatispoweredONwithanymaterialsthatwillreduceaircirculationsuchasacarryingbag.

PowerOptions

ThepowerswitchturnsONandOFFtheLaptoporputstheLaptopintosleepor

hibernationmodes.ActualbehaviorofthepowerswitchcanbecustomizedinWindowsControl

Panel“PowerOptions.”

Forotheroptions,suchas“Restart,Sleep,orShutDown,”clickthepowericonintheSettingsmenuoftheWindowssidebar.

RestartingorRebooting

Aftermakingchangestoyouroperatingsystem,youmaybepromptedtorestartthesystem.

Someinstallationprocesseswillprovideadialogboxtoallowrestart.Torestartthesystemmanually,chooseRestart.

EmergencyShutdown

IncaseyouroperatingsystemcannotproperlyturnOFForrestart,thereisamanualwaytoshutdownyourLaptop:

Holdthepowerbuttonover4seconds

IMPORTANT!Donotuseemergencyshutdownwhiledataisbeingwritten;doingsocanresultinlossordestructionofyourdata.

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CheckingBatteryPower

ThebatterysystemimplementstheSmartBatterystandardundertheWindowsenvironment,whichallowsthebatterytoaccuratelyreporttheamountofchargeleftinthebattery.Afully-chargedbatterypackprovidestheLaptopafew

powersavingfeatures,yourgeneralworkhabits,theCPU,systemmemorysize,andthesizeofthedisplaypanel.

NOTE:Screencapturesshownhereareexamplesonlyandmaynotwhatyouseeinyoursystem.

NOTE:Youwillbewarnedwhenbatterypowerislow.Ifyoucontinuetoignorethelowbatterywarnings,theLaptopeventuallyenterssuspendmode(WindowsdefaultusesSTR).

WARNING!Suspend-to-RAM(STR)doesnotlastlongwhenthebatterypowerisdepleted.Suspend-to-Disk(STD)isnotthesameaspowerOFF.STDrequiresasmallamountofpowerandwillfailifnopowerisavailableduetocompletebatterydepletionornopowersupply(e.g.removingboththepoweradapterandbatterypack).

ChargingtheBatteryPack

BeforeyouuseyourLaptopontheroad,youwillhavetochargethebatterypack.ThebatterypackbeginstochargeassoonastheLaptopisconnectedtoexternalpowerusingthepoweradapter.Fullychargethebatterypackbeforeusing

isdisconnectedfromexternalpower.IttakesafewhourstofullychargethebatterywhentheLaptopisturnedOFFandmaytaketwicethetimewhen

theLaptopisturnedON.ThebatterystatusindicatorontheLaptopturnsOFFwhenthebatterypackischarged.

NOTE:Thebatterystopschargingifthetemperatureistoohighorthebatteryvoltageistoohigh.

WARNING!Donotleavethebatterypackdischarged.Thebatterypackwilldischargeovertime.Ifnotusingabatterypack,itmustcontinuedtobechargedeverythreemonthstoextendrecoverycapacityorelseitmayfailtochargeinthefuture.

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PowerManagementModes

TheLaptophasanumberofautomaticoradjustablepowersavingfeatures

thatyoucanusetomaximizebatterylifeandlowerTotalCostofOwnership(TCO).YoucancontrolsomeofthesefeaturesthroughthePowermenuintheBIOSSetup.ACPIpowermanagementsettingsaremadethroughtheoperatingsystem.Thepowermanagementfeaturesaredesignedtosaveasmuchelectricityaspossiblebyputtingcomponentsintoalowpowerconsumptionmodeasoftenaspossiblebutalsoallowfulloperationondemand.

SleepandHibernate

PowermanagementsettingscanbefoundinWindowsControlPanelPowerOptions.InSystem

Down”forclosingthedisplaypanelorpressingthepowerbutton.“Sleep”and“Hibernate”savespowerwhenyourLaptopisnotinusebyturning

OFFcertaincomponents.Whenyouresumeyourwork,yourlaststatus(suchasadocumentscrolleddownhalfwayoremailtypedhalfway)

willreappearasifyouneverleft.“ShutDown”willcloseallapplicationsandaskifyouwanttosaveyourworkifanyarenotsaved.

SleepisthesameasSuspend-to-RAM(STR).ThisfunctionstoresyourcurrentdataandstatusinRAMwhilemanycomponentsareturnedOFF.BecauseRAMisvolatile,itrequirespowertokeep(refresh)thedata.ClickthepowericonintheSettingsmenuoftheWindowssidebartoseethisoption.Youcanalsousethekeyboardshortcut[FnF1]toactivatethismode.Recoverbypressinganykeyboardkey.(NOTE:Thepowerindicatorwillblinkinthismode.)

HibernateisthesameasSuspend-to-Disk(STD)andstoresyourcurrentdataandstatusontheharddiskdrive.Bydoingthis,RAMdoesnothavetobeperiodicallyrefreshedandpowerconsumptionisgreatlyreducedbutnotcompletelyeliminatedbecausecertainwake-upcomponentslikeLANneedstoremainpowered.“Hibernate”savesmorepowercomparedto“Sleep”.ClickthepowericonintheSettingsmenuoftheWindowssidebartoseethisoption.Recoverbypressingthepowerbutton.(NOTE:ThepowerindicatorwillbeOFFinthismode.)

ThermalPowerControl

TherearethreepowercontrolmethodsforcontrollingtheLaptop’sthermal

theLaptopshouldenterthesestates.Thefollowingtemperaturesrepresentthechassistemperature(notCPU).

ThefanturnsONforactivecoolingwhentemperaturereachesthesafeupperlimit.

TheCPUdecreasesspeedforpassivecoolingwhenthetemperatureexceedsthesafeupperlimit.

Thesystemshutsdownforcriticalcoolingwhentemperatureexceedsthemaximumsafeupperlimit.

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PowerManagerUtility

ThePowerManagerUtilityprovidestheuserwithanintegratedpowermanagementtoolthat:

• Featuresanintegrateduserinterfacewhichletstheusereasilycontrol/setapowerplan.

• Providesabatterymaintenancetooltoextendbatterylife.

• Providesanadd-onvaluetool,suchasthepeak-shiftutility,forsavingelectricity.

PowerPlans(formonitoringpowerconsumption)

PowerPlansshowsreal-timepowerconsumptionforthepowermodeselectedbytheuser.

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Choosethespecificpowerplanyouwanttoviewthepowerconsumptionchartforhere.

Choosethetimeframeyouwantforthepowerconsumptioncharthere.

Thepowerconsumptionchartwillbedisplayedinthisarea.

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BatteryHealth

BatteryHealthprovidestheuserwithtoolstoextendthelifeofthebatterybyallowingtheusertoselectbatterychargingbehaviorwhentheACadapterispluggedin.Whenpeak-shiftisenabledbytheuser,thisoptionwillnotfunction.

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Choosethisoptionifyouwantthebatterytocontinuouslychargeuntilfull.

Choosethisoptionifyouwanttomanuallysetbatterychargingbehavior.

Setthebatterylevelatwhichtostartcharginghe