Conserving battery power ..................................................................................................
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Identifying low battery levels ..............................................................................................
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Resolving a low battery level .............................................................................................
Resolving a low battery level when external power is available ........................
Resolving a low battery level when no power source is available .....................
Resolving a low battery level when the computer cannot exit Hibernation .......
Storing a user-replaceable battery .....................................................................................
Disposing of a user-replaceable battery ............................................................................
Replacing a user-replaceable battery ................................................................................
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Running on external AC power ..........................................................................................................
Troubleshooting power problems ......................................................................................
HP CoolSense (select models only) ...................................................................................................
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Refreshing your software content with Intel Smart Connect Technology (select models only) ..........
Shutting down (turning off) the computer ...........................................................................................
7 Managing and sharing information .............................................................................................................
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Using a USB device ...........................................................................................................................
Connecting a USB device ..................................................................................................
Removing a USB device ....................................................................................................
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Connecting a powered USB device ...................................................................................
Inserting and removing a digital storage card ....................................................................................
Sharing data and drives and accessing software ...............................................................................
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8 Maintaining your computer ..........................................................................................................................
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Handling drives ...................................................................................................................................
Replacing a hard drive .......................................................................................................................
Using HP 3D DriveGuard (select models only) ..................................................................................
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Improving performance ......................................................................................................................
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Using Disk Defragmenter ...................................................................................................
Using Disk Cleanup ...........................................................................................................
Adding or replacing memory modules ................................................................................................
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Updating programs and drivers ..........................................................................................................
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Cleaning your computer .....................................................................................................................
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Cleaning the display, sides, and cover ..............................................................................
Cleaning the TouchPad and keyboard ..............................................................................
Traveling with or shipping your computer ...........................................................................................
9 Securing your computer and information ..................................................................................................
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Using passwords ................................................................................................................................
Setting Windows passwords ..............................................................................................
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