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Maximizing battery discharge time ....................................................................................	38
Managing low battery levels ..............................................................................................	38
Identifying low battery levels .............................................................................	38
Resolving a low battery level .............................................................................	39
Resolving a low battery level when external power is available .......	39
Resolving a low battery level when no power source is available ....	39
Resolving a low battery level when the Slate cannot exit
Hibernation .......................................................................................	39
Conserving battery power ..................................................................................................	39
Using external AC power ....................................................................................................................	40
Protecting the Slate from power surges .............................................................................	40
6 Drives .............................................................................................................................................................	41
Using Disk Defragmenter ...................................................................................................................	41
Using Disk Cleanup ............................................................................................................................	41
7 External cards and devices ..........................................................................................................................	42
Using Media Card Reader cards (select models only) .......................................................................	42
Inserting a digital card ........................................................................................................	42
Removing a digital card .....................................................................................................	43
Using a USB device ...........................................................................................................................	44
Connecting a USB device ..................................................................................................	44
Removing a USB device ....................................................................................................	45
Using optional external devices ..........................................................................................................	46
Using optional external drives ............................................................................................	46
Docking the Slate to the HP Slate Dock (select models only) ...........................................	47
8 Keeping your Slate safe ...............................................................................................................................	48
Securing your Slate and information ..................................................................................................	48
Using passwords ...............................................................................................................	49
Setting Windows passwords .............................................................................	49
Setting Setup Utility (BIOS) passwords .............................................................	50
Using antivirus software .....................................................................................................	51
Using firewall software .......................................................................................................	51
Managing Internet privacy .................................................................................................	51
Installing software updates ................................................................................................	51
Installing Windows security updates .................................................................	52
Installing HP and third-party software updates .................................................	52
Securing your wireless network .........................................................................................	52
Backing up your software applications and information .....................................................	52

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