Discovering and connecting to Miracast-compatible wireless displays (select products only) ...... 39
6 Power management ..................................................................................................................................... 40
Shutting down (turning o) the computer .......................................................................................................... 40
Setting power options ......................................................................................................................................... 40
Using power-saving states ................................................................................................................ 41
Initiating and exiting Sleep ............................................................................................. 41
Enabling and exiting user-initiated Hibernation ............................................................ 41
Using the power meter and power settings ................................................................... 41
Setting password protection on wakeup ........................................................................ 42
Using battery power .......................................................................................................................... 42
Finding additional battery information .......................................................................... 42
Using Battery Check ........................................................................................................ 43
Displaying the remaining battery charge ....................................................................... 43
Maximizing battery discharge time ................................................................................ 43
Managing low battery levels ........................................................................................... 43
Identifying low battery levels ...................................................................... 43
Resolving a low battery level ....................................................................... 44
Removing the battery ..................................................................................................... 44
Conserving battery power .............................................................................................. 45
Storing a user-replaceable battery (select products only) ............................................ 45
Disposing of a user-replaceable battery (select products only) .................................... 45
Replacing a user-replaceable battery (select products only) ........................................ 46
Using external AC power ................................................................................................................... 46
Testing an AC adapter ..................................................................................................... 46
7 External cards and devices ........................................................................................................................... 48
Using memory card readers (select products only) ............................................................................................ 48
Inserting a memory card ................................................................................................................... 48
Removing a memory card ................................................................................................................. 48
Using smart cards (select products only) ............................................................................................................ 49
Inserting a smart card ....................................................................................................................... 49
Removing a smart card ..................................................................................................................... 49
Using a USB device ............................................................................................................................................... 50
Connecting a USB device ................................................................................................................... 51
Removing a USB device ..................................................................................................................... 51
Using a serial device (select products only) ........................................................................................................ 51
Using optional external devices .......................................................................................................................... 52
Using optional external drives .......................................................................................................... 52
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