Power Management ................................................................................. 32
Sleep Mode......................................................................................... 32
Hibernate Mode .................................................................................. 32
Display ......................................................................................................... 33
Opening and Closing the Display ............................................................. 33
Screen Resolution ..................................................................................... 34
Data Entry..................................................................................................... 37
The Keyboard ........................................................................................... 37
Touch Pad ................................................................................................ 38
The Hard drive .............................................................................................. 39
The Optical Drive.......................................................................................... 41
Loading a Disc .......................................................................................... 41
The Sound Card............................................................................................ 45
External Audio Ports.................................................................................. 46
The Network................................................................................................. 47
What is a network? ................................................................................... 47
Ethernet-Network................................................................................ 47
Wireless LAN ....................................................................................... 48
Express Card ................................................................................................. 51
IEEE 1394 (FireWire)...................................................................................... 53
Securing the Notebook ................................................................................. 54
Fingerprint Sensor .................................................................................... 54
Startup Password...................................................................................... 54
Using a safety lock .................................................................................... 54
Software ....................................................................................................... 55
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