Battery Care, Using the Battery, Storing the Battery | HP 80XL458

Battery Care

When AC wall outlets are not available or convenient, the battery becomes the “life-line” of your Notebook. In this section you will become familiar with the following:

•Using the Battery

•Storing the Battery

•Recycling the Battery

If your Notebook contains a lithium battery pack, improper handling of the battery pack may result in fire and chemical burns. Do not disassemble, crush, puncture, short external contacts, dispose of in water or fire, or expose it to temperatures higher than

60 °C (140 °F). Replace only with the Compaq battery pack specified for your Notebook.

“Using the Battery” earlier in this guide for inserting, removing, and charging your battery.

Using the Battery

Your Notebook allows you to use either AC power or battery power. If an AC wall outlet is not available, you will want to use battery power. This section of “Caring for Your Battery” will help you:

•Determine the amount of remaining battery power

•Determine what affects the length of battery operating time

Checking Battery Power

To determine the amount of remaining battery power, follow these steps:

1.Double-click the Battery Charge icon or the AC power icon located on the right side of the Windows taskbar.

2.Check the lights on your battery or Status panel gauge, depending on what type of Notebook you have.

Storing the Battery

If you will not be using your Notebook for an extended period of time, you must take precautions to ensure that your battery is stored correctly.

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HP 80XL458 manual Battery Care, Using the Battery, Storing the Battery, Checking Battery Power

Contents

Presario Mobile Internet PC Page Contents Using Your Notebook Common Tasks Lets Go Surfing Caring for Your Battery Solutions Glossary Index CONTENTS-VIII Introduction Beyond Setup Guide Printed Documents Presario Operating System Manual Safety and Comfort GuideWarranty Certificate Symbols Graphics Safety Protecting Your Notebook During an Electrical StormPage Your At a Glance Front Your Presario Components on Front Lower Front Panel Internet Zone Buttons and Lights Button Button Description Default Button Action Instant Internet Access Function Keys Following keys have already been assigned Diskette, and CD, DVD, or CD-RW Drive for Left Side Left PanelComponents on Left Side Right Panel Components on Right Side Back Panel Components on Back Underside Components on UndersidePage Using Your Notebook Do’s Power OnPlugging and Unplugging AC Power Don’ts Turning Your Notebook On and Off Why Use AC Power When I’ve Got a Battery?Power Button Functionality Using Battery Power Connecting and Removing the Battery Charging the Battery Optimizing Processor Speed Left-Click Using the TouchPad Instead of a MouseTouchPad Right-Click Tapping and Double-Tapping Edge Motion Changing Resolution Display Options Adjusting Brightness Reprogramming the Internet Zone Buttons Disabling the Internet Zone Buttons Storage Drives Identifying Your Storage Drives Inserting and Ejecting a Diskette Using the Diskette DriveConnecting the Diskette Drive Feature Using the Modem Using the LAN Infrared Feature Connecting an IR Device Setting the Password Using the Security SlotPower-On Password Security Removing the Password Move to Set Supervisor Password. Press the Enter key Common Tasks Using Anti-Virus Software Anti-Virus Software Recognizing a Computer Virus Removing a Virus Installing Software from a CD or Diskette Adding and Removing Software Installing a Downloaded Program File Attaching Hardware Devices Series Page Using the CD or DVD Drive Connecting the CD or DVD Drive Inserting a Disc Removing a Disc Manually Ejecting a Disc Disabling the Self-Starting Feature Playing Audio CDs Playing Non-DVD Video Discs Using the DVD Player DVDs On-Screen Controls Change + Volume 3D Audio MuteButton Title Description ‹ Minimize Help Setting the Play Features Using Regionalized DVDs Identifying Your Region Setting Selecting Your Region Setting Showing and Hiding the DVD Panel Zooming the View Easy CD Creator and Direct CD Installing Adaptec Easy CD CreatorCD-RW Basics Take Two Using Adaptec Easy CD Creator Creating Audio CDs Creating Data CDs DirectCD Jewel Case Creator Preventing Buffer Underrun Errors CD Copier Accessing Easy CD Creator Users Information Let’s Go Surfing What is the Internet? Basic Concepts What is the World Wide Web? World Wide Web Web Sites and Web Pages Web Servers Internet Address URL Internet Service Provider ISPSurfing the Web Modem Search Engine Mail Browsers What is a Browser?Using Microsoft Internet Explorer Series Search Engines Choosing a Search Engine Using a Search Engine Searching on the Web Accessing Files from the Internet Caring for Your Battery Storing the Battery Battery CareUsing the Battery Checking Battery Power Recycling the Battery Battery Calibration Calibrating the Battery From Running on Batteries column Purchasing Spare or Extra Batteries Maximizing Battery Operating TimeBattery Charging Time Fixing a Low-Battery Condition Connect the AC Adapter Replace the Drained Battery with a Charged One Suspend Your Work Understanding Power Management Power ManagementWhat is Power Management? Saving Energy Then Standby Starting and Ending Power ModesIf you want to Then Result / Indicators Shutdown, then Hibernate Service and Support Cleaning the Keyboard Preventive MaintenanceCleaning Your Notebook’s Exterior Cleaning the Display Screen Cleaning the TouchPad Caring for Your Presario Notebook Backup Utilities Using Backup Devices Using Disk Cleanup Hard Disk ErrorsUsing ScanDisk Deleting Stored Files Defragmenting Your Hard Disk Deleting Unnecessary Files Hard Disk Space ManagementChecking the Hard Disk Space Using the Recycle Bin Types of Tests Compaq DiagnosticsSystem Support Tab Description Testing Equipment Select Interactive mode or Unattended mode System Record Internet Support Page Solutions Finding Solutions Quickly Helpful Hints General Questions How can I change the display settings on my Notebook? Display Questions There is no sound coming from my Notebook. What’s wrong? Questions about SoundMy display monitor is blank. What should I do? Questions about Peripherals Questions about UpgradesQuestions about Movies Receive hard disk error messages. What is wrong? Error MessagesWhere do I get information about memory upgrades? Series Audio and Video Video or Display Symptom Problem Solution Battery and Power Battery Symptom Problem Solution Cont’d Power Symptom Problem Solution Wrong location Statement for details Pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL CD or DVD Drive Symptom Problem Solution Mass-Storage My Computer g icon Diskette Drive Symptom Problem Solution2 Floppy a drive Symptom Problem Solution Diskette Drive Hard Drive Symptom Problem Solution Game and Internet Games Symptom Problem SolutionInternet Symptom Problem Solution If no dial tone is Verify that all telephone Found, another Click Shut Down Keyboard and TouchPad Symptom Problem SolutionKeyboard and TouchPad Keyboard and TouchPad To select Shut Down Cont’d Tap to click option Memory and PC Card Memory Symptom Problem SolutionPC Cards Symptom Problem Solution Glossary See peripheral GLOSSARY-2 Desktop See Windows desktop Directory See folder DSL digital subscriber line Floppy disk See diskette See joystick Html hypertext markup language Link See hyperlink See MicrosoftInternet Explorer GLOSSARY-8 See hyperlink See browser GLOSSARY-10 See microprocessor GLOSSARY-12 See right-click Taskbar See Windows taskbar Video phone See Internet phone Web See World Wide Web Windows Explorer a file management Page Index INDEX-2 INDEX-3 LAN INDEX-5 INDEX-6 INDEX-7