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Using alternate power sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Changing power modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Changing notebook power settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Changing the power plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Changing advanced settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Chapter 6: Traveling with Your Notebook . 73
Packing your notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Traveling by air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Dial-up modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Radio frequency wireless connections . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Additional tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Chapter 7: Maintaining Your Notebook . . . 79
Caring for your notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Cleaning your notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Cleaning the exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Cleaning the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Cleaning the notebook screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Maintaining the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Storing batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Cleaning CDs or DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Recovering your system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Creating recovery discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Recovering pre-installed software and drivers . . 87
Returning to a previous system condition . . . . . 88
Returning your system to its factory condition . 90
Chapter 8: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
First steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
CD drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Diskette drive (external) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Summary of Contents for MD78
Page 1: ...NOTEBOOK REFERENCEGUIDE...
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Page 10: ...CHAPTER 1 About This Reference 4...
Page 11: ...CHAPTER2 5 Checking Out Your Notebook Front Left Right Back Bottom Keyboard area LCD panel...
Page 66: ...CHAPTER 4 Using Drives and Accessories 60...
Page 99: ...CHAPTER8 93 Troubleshooting Safety guidelines First steps Troubleshooting Telephone support...
Page 140: ...APPENDIX A Legal Information 134...
Page 150: ...144 Index using while traveling 75 wireless network troubleshooting 115 working safely 16...
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