You and Your Laptop
Sheri & Allen FerticClass Outline
Laptop Protection Battery Life
Memory
Using the Laptop: connect wirelessly, upload pictures, add printers and other peripherals.
Questions and Lab Time
Class Outline
Laptop Protection Battery Life
Memory
Using the Laptop: connect wirelessly, upload pictures, add printers and other peripherals.
Laptop Protection
Plugging It In
Shutting It Down
Power Options
Virus Protection and Firewall
Overheating
Avoiding Theft
Laptop Protection
Plugging It In
Shutting It Down
Power Options
Virus Protection and Firewall
Overheating
Laptop Protection PLUGGING IT IN
FIRST, plug power connection into laptop
SECOND, plug power connection into wall, outlet or surge protector.
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Why? Prevents electrical arc from occurring at the laptop connection.
FIRST, plug power connection into laptop
SECOND, plug power connection into wall, outlet or surge protector.
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Laptop Protection SHUTTING IT DOWN
The proper way to “shutdown” or turn off Click START, click SHUTDOWN
This protects your data and your hardware. If your laptop is “frozen” or locked, then you
must “hard” power it down by holding down the power button for > 17 seconds.
The proper way to “shutdown” or turn off Click START, click SHUTDOWN
This protects your data and your hardware. If your laptop is “frozen” or locked, then you
POWER OPTIONS
Sleep vs Hibernate vs Shutdown ?
The answer depends mostly on you. Are you
into saving energy or boot-up time? How often do you leave your computer and for how
long ?
There are three main shut-down options
available in Windows: Shut-Down, Sleep and Hibernate (names may vary depending on the Windows version).
Sleep Mode
The difference between Sleep and Hibernate is that one uses less power than the other. I'll Explain:
Sleep Feature = Pause
Sleep is a power-saving state which uses just enough power to retain the memory for when you “wake up” your computer again.
This mode use the most power of all the “Power-Off Modes”
Hibernate Mode
Hibernate:
The Hibernate function was intended primarily for laptop users (also available for Desktops). This mode lets you save much more power when not using your computer (as in saving battery).
When you put the computer in Hibernate Mode, it stores the contents of your RAM (Services, clipboard etc.) to your hard-drive which on reboot is read back into the RAM which takes about a minute to be completed, but on the upside you do save more energy.
Shut Down
If your concern is to save energy, and you don’t mind the longer Boot Up time – then you should always use the “Shut Down” option.
This will shut down every running service and application and wipe clean your RAM.
This option saves the most energy as the computer is not using any power at all when in this state.
Hybrid Sleep
Hybrid sleep is both Sleep and Hibernate, primarily intended for Desktop Computers. Hybrid Sleep
Teacher Note: Which one is best?
Depends on how you use your laptop. I use mine a lot at home so I leave it plugged in. When I leave it for awhile (a break or at night), I
put it in sleep mode.
Things to consider: Updates, virus scans, etc. Always turn it OFF before packing away
Power Options: Win7 and VISTA
START button, click CONTROL PANEL Click ALL CONTROL ITEMS at the bottom
Click POWER OPTIONS
OR
-I find the easiest way is to click the START button, then type
Power Options: XP
Click START
Click CONTROL PANEL
Virus Protection and Firewall
It is Simple ….
Be sure you have Virus protection and a Firewall on your computer.
There are 2 free virus programs that are reliable and as protective as any of the costly virus programs: AVG and Avast.
Avoiding Theft
Keep laptop in a non-laptop bag
Password protect it with a strong password Never take your eyes off it when travelling
Avoiding Overheating
#1 problem with Laptops is overheating Occurs from working on 'soft' surfaces
Battery Life
Always refer to Mfr recommendations to get most mileage from your battery.
Most recommend fully charge battery before using, then fully discharge occasionally.
Memory: How much do I have?
Memory is important because if you don't have enough, you run slow. Measured in Megabytes (MB). Most
current systems need at least 512MB.
Memory: How to Add
Use the Internet to find compatible memory
Know your model #, serial #, and/or service
Memory: Memory Chip
Memory: Installing Memory Chip
Connect to a Wireless Network
IF YOU ARE CONNECTING TO YOUR
WIRELESS, BUT NOT GETTING TO THE INTERNET – BE AWARE THAT THE
Connect to a Wireless Network
Connect to a Wireless Network
Using Your Laptop
Class Time: Your Choice
CONNECT WIRELESSLY
CONNECT DIGITAL CAMERAS EDIT & SEND PICS VIA E-MAIL ADD PRINTER
USE THUMB DRIVES SURF WEB
END OF CLASS
Thank you for attending this class and we hope to see you again.
