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Note:YoualsocanopentheSettingscharmbypressingthesettingskey.
HowdoIaccessControlPanel?
•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,thenclickControlPanel.
•ForWindows10:Right-clicktheStartbutton,thenclickControlPanel.
HowdoIusebatterypowermoreeffectivelywhenIamonthego?
•Toconservepower,ortosuspendoperationwithoutexitingprogramsorsavingfiles,see“Power-saving
modes”onpage25
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•Toachievethebestbalancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving,createandapplypowerplans.
See“Managingthebatterypower”onpage25
•Ifyourcomputerwillbeturnedoffforanextendedperiodoftime,youcanpreventbatterypower
fromdrainingbyremovingthebattery.Lookformoreinformationaboutusingthebatteryin“Power
management”onpage23.
HowdoIsecurelydisposeofdatastoredontheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive?
•StudyChapter5“Security”onpage45sectiontofindouthowyoucanprotectyourcomputerfrom
theftandunauthorizeduse.
•UsethePasswordManagerprogramtoprotectthedatastoredonyourcomputer.Fordetails,seethe
helpinformationsystemoftheprogram.
•Beforeyoudisposeofthedataontheharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive,besuretoread
“Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orsolid-statedrive”onpage53
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HowdoIgivepresentationsorattachanexternaldisplay?
•Ensurethatyoufollowtheprocedurefor“Usinganexternaldisplay”onpage29
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•WiththeExtenddesktopfunction,youcandisplayoutputonboththecomputerdisplayandanexternal
monitor.
HowdoIattachorreplaceadevice?
•SeeChapter10“Replacingdevices”onpage107
formoreinformationaboutreplacingthedevicesof
yourcomputer.
Ihavebeenusingthecomputerforsometimealready,anditisgettingslower.WhatshouldIdo?
•Followthe“Generaltipsforpreventingproblems”onpage73.
•Diagnoseproblemsyourselfbyusingthepreinstalleddiagnosticsoftware.
•CheckforrecoverysolutionsinChapter9“Recoveryoverview”onpage99
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Printthefollowingsectionsandkeepthemwithyourcomputerincaseyouareunabletoaccessthisonline
userguidewhennecessary.
•“Installinganewoperatingsystem”onpage55
•“Computerstopsresponding”onpage79
•“Powerproblems”onpage94
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