HP ENVY 15-1050NR 7 Drives and external devices

Setting password protection on wakeup ............................................................................	46
Using external AC power ....................................................................................................................	47
Connecting AC power ........................................................................................................	47
Testing an AC adapter .......................................................................................................	48
Using battery power ...........................................................................................................................	49
Identifying batteries ............................................................................................................	49
Finding battery information in Help and Support ...............................................................	49
Using Battery Check ..........................................................................................................	49
Displaying the remaining battery charge ...........................................................................	50
Removing or inserting the primary battery .........................................................................	50
Charging a battery .............................................................................................................	51
Maximizing battery discharge time ....................................................................................	52
Managing low battery levels ..............................................................................................	52
Identifying low battery levels .............................................................................	52
Resolving a low battery level .............................................................................	53
Resolving a low battery level when external power is available .......	53
Resolving a low battery level when a charged battery is
available ...........................................................................................	53
Resolving a low battery level when no power source is
available ...........................................................................................	53
Resolving a low battery level when the computer cannot exit
Hibernation .......................................................................................	53
Using the accessory battery (select models only) .............................................................	53
Identifying the accessory battery components ..................................................	54
Inserting or removing an accessory battery ......................................................	54
Battery charging and discharging sequence ....................................................	56
Calibrating a battery ...........................................................................................................	56
Storing a battery ................................................................................................................	57
Disposing of a used battery ...............................................................................................	57
Replacing the battery .........................................................................................................	57
Shutting down the computer ...............................................................................................................	58
7 Drives and external devices
Drives .................................................................................................................................................	59
Identifying installed drives ..................................................................................................	59
Handling drives ..................................................................................................................	59
Improving hard drive performance .....................................................................................	60
Using Disk Defragmenter ..................................................................................	60
Using Disk Cleanup ...........................................................................................	60
Using HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection (select models only) .................................	61
Identifying HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection status ................................	61
Managing power with a parked hard drive ........................................................	61
Using HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection software ...................................	62
Using external drives .........................................................................................................	62
Connecting optional external drives ..................................................................	62
Using the external optical drive (select models only) .........................................................	63
Removing an optical disc when the disc tray will not open ...............................	63
Sharing optical drives ........................................................................................................	64
External devices .................................................................................................................................	66
Using a USB device ...........................................................................................................	66

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