Lenovo ThinkPad E455 - Page 32

•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,thenclickShutdown.
•ForWindows8.1:Dooneofthefollowing:
–GototheStartscreenbypressingtheWindowskey,clickthepowericoninthetop-rightcorner
ofthescreen,thenclickShutdown.
–Moveyourpointertothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.Then
clickSettings➙Power➙Shutdown.
•ForWindows10:OpentheStartmenu,click
Power,andthenclickShutdown.
Note:YoualsocanopentheSettingscharmbypressingthesettingskey.
HowdoIaccessControlPanel?
•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,thenclickControlPanel.
•ForWindows8.1:PresstheWindowskeytoopentheStartscreen,clickthearrowicontoopen
theAppsscreen,andthenclickControlPanel.
•ForWindows10:Right-clicktheStartbutton,thenclickControlPanel.
HowdoIusebatterypowermoreeffectivelywhenIamonthego?
•Toconservepower,ortosuspendoperationwithoutexitingprogramsorsavingfiles,see“Power-saving
modes”onpage29.
•Toachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,createandapplypowerplans.
See“Managingthebatterypower”onpage29
•Ifyourcomputerwillbeturnedoffforanextendedperiodoftime,youcanpreventbatterypower
fromdrainingbyremovingthebattery.Lookformoreinformationaboutusingthebatteryin“Power
management”onpage27
.
HowdoIsecurelydisposeofdatastoredontheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive?
•StudyChapter5“Security”onpage49sectiontofindouthowyoucanprotectyourcomputerfrom
theftandunauthorizeduse.
•UsethePasswordManagerprogramtoprotectthedatastoredonyourcomputer.Fordetails,seethe
helpinformationsystemoftheprogram.
•Beforeyoudisposeofthedataontheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive,besuretoread
“Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive”onpage57
.
HowdoIgivepresentationsorattachanexternaldisplay?
•Ensurethatyoufollowtheprocedurefor“Usinganexternaldisplay”onpage34
.
•WiththeExtenddesktopfunction,youcandisplayoutputonboththecomputerdisplayandanexternal
monitor.
HowdoIattachorreplaceadevice?
•SeeChapter10“Replacingdevices”onpage107
formoreinformationaboutreplacingthedevicesof
yourcomputer.
Ihavebeenusingthecomputerforsometimealready,anditisgettingslower.WhatshouldIdo?
•Followthe“Generaltipsforpreventingproblems”onpage73.
•Diagnoseproblemsyourselfbyusingthepreinstalleddiagnosticsoftware.
•CheckforrecoverysolutionsinChapter9“Recoveryoverview”onpage97.
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