HP 724AU manual Turning Your Notebook On and Off, Why Use AC Power When I’ve Got a Battery?

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Using Your Notebook

Why Use AC Power When I’ve Got a Battery?

When you’re not on the go, you’ll want to use your Notebook’s AC adapter as your power source. This ensures that the battery is always charged.

When your Notebook does not have a charged battery, you should save your work and turn off your Notebook before unplugging it from the AC power supply.

SDid you know... When a charged battery is in your Notebook, you can simply unplug it from AC power. Your Notebook automatically switches to battery power.

Turning Your Notebook On and Off

To turn on your Notebook, press the Power ª button, which is located at the top of the keyboard.

To turn off your Notebook properly, complete the following steps:

1.Save your work and exit all open programs.

2.Shut down the Windows operating system by selecting the Start menu from the taskbar. Select the Turn Off Computer icon, then select the Turn Off button. Your Notebook will turn itself off.

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Contents Mobile Internet PC User’s Guide Page Contents Using Your Notebook Caring for Your Battery Glossary Index Introduction Mobile Internet PC User’s Guide Where Can I Find Information?Documentation Getting Started PosterSafety and Comfort Guide Warranty CertificateViewing or Printing a Guide on the CD Introduction Symbols and Graphics SymbolsGraphics Turning off your Notebook PC SafetyProtecting Your Notebook During An Electrical Storm Your Notebook at a Glance Front of Your Notebook Common FeaturesLower Front Panel Easy Access Buttons and Lights Button Description Default Button Action Fn+F1Fn+F2 Button Description Function Key CombinationsComponents on Left Side Left and Right PanelsComponents on Right Side Components on Back Back PanelComponents on Underside UndersideUsing Your Notebook Power On Surge Protectors Plugging and Unplugging AC PowerDo’s Don’tsTurning Your Notebook On and Off Why Use AC Power When I’ve Got a Battery?Power Button Functionality Inserting and Removing the Battery Using Battery PowerMobile Internet PC User’s Guide See also Battery Care in of this guide Charging the BatteryUsing Keyboard and Pointing Device Using the TouchPad Instead of a MouseLeft-Click Tapping and Double-Tapping Right-ClickEasy Scroll Button Cad goes here Edge Motion Easy Access Buttons Identifying Your Storage Drives Storage DrivesUsing the Security Slot Power-On PasswordSecurity Setting the Password Removing the Password Common Tasks Switching Between Displays Video ConnectionKey External Ext. Monitor + Combination Connecting and Enabling S-Video Common Tasks Installing Software from a CD or Floppy Disk Software and HardwareAdding and Removing Software Upgrading your Notebook’s Memory Installing Hardware DevicesCad goes here Cad goes here Mobile Internet PC User’s Guide Modem Connecting a Modem CableMobile Internet PC User’s Guide Connecting a Network Cable Using the CD or DVD Drive Inserting a Disc CD or DVD DriveRemoving a Disc Manually Ejecting a Disc Playing Audio CDs Audio CDs and DVD Video DiscsPlaying Non-DVD Video Discs Using the DVD Player DVDsOn-Screen Controls Identifying Your DVD Region Setting Cad goes here CD-RW Basics Installing CD-RW SoftwareMobile Internet PC User’s Guide Caring for Your Battery Using the Battery Battery CareChecking Battery Power Storing the Battery Recycling the Battery Calibrating the Battery Battery CalibrationMobile Internet PC User’s Guide Battery Charging Time Maximizing Battery Operating TimeMobile Internet PC User’s Guide Power Management What Is Power Management?Understanding Power Management Starting and Ending Power Modes If you want to Then Result/IndicatorsPower ª light Power ª button once Stays on Hibernation Manually Fixing a Low-Battery Condition Connect the AC Adapter Replace the Drained Battery with a Charged OneSuspend Your Work Preventive Maintenance External Care of Your Notebook Cleaning the Exterior of your NotebookCleaning the Keyboard Cleaning the TouchPad Cleaning the Display ScreenCleaning the External Mouse Caring for Your Notebook Don’ts Solutions Basic Solutions Backup UtilitiesUsing Backup Devices Compaq Help and Support Accessing Compaq Help and SupportCustomer Communities Using Online Help and Support for Additional AssistanceHelpful Hints Finding Solutions Quickly Audio and Video Solution TablesAudio Symptom Problem Solution Volume UpVolume control Symptom Problem SolutionVolume Down Volume ÷ icon is Place volumeVideo or Display Symptom Problem Solution Settings tabDisplay Display settings Video or Display SymptomBattery Symptom Problem Solution Battery and PowerMass-Storage CD or DVD Drive Symptom Problem SolutionFloppy Drive Symptom Problem Solution My Computer g windowFloppy a drive Games Symptom Problem Solution Internet Symptom Problem SolutionGames and Internet Internet Shift+Num Lk does Keyboard and TouchPad Symptom Problem SolutionKeyboard and TouchPad Fn+Num Lk orPageUp Defaults buttonKeyboard and TouchPad MouseMemory Symptom Problem Solution PC Cards Symptom Problem SolutionMemory and PC Cards Glossary See also main memory Glossary Directory See folder Desktop See Windows desktopFloppy drive Internet Explorer and Windows Explorer See MicrosoftSee also Svga and XGA Microsoft Internet Explorer Internet Explorer SeeLink See hyperlink Microsoft Internet Explorer Glossary Glossary See also Microsoft Windows and interface See also modem and networkParallel port a connector on See also microprocessor See also microprocessor Search engine a program See also right-click Taskbar See Windows taskbar Video phone See Internet phone See also anti-virus softwareWeb See World Wide Web Glossary Glossary Index Index Index See also Compaq Help

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