6 Power management ..................................................................................................................................... 32
Shutting down the computer ............................................................................................................................... 32
Setting power options ......................................................................................................................................... 32
Using power-saving states ................................................................................................................ 32
Intel Rapid Start Technology (select products only) ...................................................... 33
Initiating and exiting Sleep ............................................................................................. 33
Initiating and exiting Hibernation ................................................................................... 33
Using the power meter and power settings ................................................................... 34
Setting password protection on wakeup ........................................................................ 34
Using battery power .......................................................................................................................... 34
Factory-sealed battery (select products only) ............................................................... 35
Finding additional battery information .......................................................................... 35
Using Battery Check ........................................................................................................ 35
Displaying the remaining battery charge ....................................................................... 35
Maximizing battery discharge time ................................................................................ 35
Managing low battery levels ........................................................................................... 36
Identifying low battery levels ...................................................................... 36
Resolving a low battery level ....................................................................... 36
Conserving battery power .............................................................................................. 36
Using external AC power ................................................................................................................... 36
Testing an AC adapter ..................................................................................................... 37
Refreshing your software content with Intel Smart Connect Technology (select products only) ... 37
Switchable graphics/dual graphics (select products only) ............................................................... 38
Using switchable graphics (select products only) .......................................................... 38
Using dual graphics (select products only) .................................................................... 38
7 External cards and devices ........................................................................................................................... 40
Using memory card readers (select products only) ............................................................................................ 40
Inserting a memory card ................................................................................................................... 40
Removing a memory card ................................................................................................................. 40
Using smart cards (select products only) ............................................................................................................ 41
Inserting a smart card ....................................................................................................................... 42
Removing a smart card ..................................................................................................................... 42
Using a USB device ............................................................................................................................................... 42
Connecting a USB device ................................................................................................................... 43
Removing a USB device ..................................................................................................................... 43
Using optional external devices .......................................................................................................................... 43
Using optional external drives .......................................................................................................... 44
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