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iv Startup Guide
Contents
Using CDs or DVDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–7
To Play DVD Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–7
To Write to DVD Media (Select Models Only) . . . . 2–7
To Connect a TV to Your Notebook
(Select Models Only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–8
3 Battery Packs and Power Management
Using Battery Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1
To Respond to a Low-Battery Warning . . . . . . . . . . 3–3
To Recharge the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–3
To Get the Most from Your Battery Packs . . . . . . . . 3–4
Disposing of a Used Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6
4Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Your Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–1
Display Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2
Hard Drive Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–3
Performance Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–4
Power and Battery Pack Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–5
Startup Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–6
Configuring Your Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–7
To Run the BIOS Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–7
Updating Software and Drivers from the Web . . . . . . . . 4–9
Using System Recovery Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–9
Safeguarding Your Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–10
Operating System (OS) CD Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–11
OS CD Reinstall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–12
Reinstalling Drivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–13
Restoring Software Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–13
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