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• Take advantage of the networking features by use of the Access Connections program.
• To learn more about using the wireless features of your computer, refer to "Wireless connections" on
page 32.
• To travel more confidently, be sure to check the tips in "Traveling with your computer" on page 47.
• Press Fn+F5, or use the wireless radio switch to enable or disable the wireless features.
Need to give presentations or attach an external monitor often?
• Use the Presentation Director program to set up a presentation.
• Make sure that you follow the procedure in the topic "Attaching an external monitor" on page 36.
• Use the Extend desktop function, you can display output on both the computer display and the external
monitor.
Need to attach or replace a device?
• See Chapter 6 "Replacing devices" on page 69 for more information about replacing the devices of
your computer.
• See Chapter 7 "Enhancing your computer" on page 99 for more information about enhancing the features
of your computer.
You have been using your computer for some time already, and it is getting slower?
• Read the topic "General tips for preventing problems" on page 131.
• Diagnose problems yourself by using the preinstalled diagnostic software.
• Also recovery tool is provided on your computer hard disk or solid state drive.For more information,
see Chapter 5 "Recovery overview" on page 63.
Print the following sections and keep them with your computer in case you are unable to access this
online help when necessary.
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"Installing a new operating system" on page 111
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"Computer stops responding" on page 137
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"Power problems" on page 150
Special keys and buttons
Your computer has several special keys and buttons to help you work more easily and effectively.
ThinkVantage button
The blue ThinkVantage button helps you in many situations when your computer is working either normally
or not.
When your computer is working normally, press the blue ThinkVantage button to launch the SimpleTap
program.
You also can use the ThinkVantage button to interrupt the startup sequence of your computer and start the
Rescue and Recovery workspace, which runs independently of the Windows operating system and is hidden
from it. In this situation, you might need to do the following:
• Get the current system information.
• Rescue a file from your Windows environment or restore back-up files, if you have made backups by use
of the Rescue and Recovery program.
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