Managing low battery levels

78

Identifying low battery levels

78

Resolving a low battery level

80

Resolving a low battery level when external power is available

80

Resolving a low battery level when a charged battery is

 

available

80

Resolving a low battery level when no power source is

 

available

80

Resolving a low battery level when the computer cannot exit

 

Hibernation

80

Calibrating a battery

80

Step 1: Fully charge the battery

80

Step 2: Disable Hibernation and Standby

81

Step 3: Discharge the battery

81

Step 4: Fully recharge the battery

82

Step 5: Reenable Hibernation and Standby

82

Conserving battery power

82

Storing a battery

82

Disposing of a used battery

83

Replacing the battery

83

Testing an AC adapter

84

Shutting down the computer

84

6 Drives

 

Identifying installed drives

85

Handling drives

85

Improving hard drive performance

87

Using Disk Defragmenter

87

Using Disk Cleanup

87

Using HP 3D DriveGuard

88

Identifying HP 3D DriveGuard status

88

Using HP 3D DriveGuard software

88

Replacing a hard drive in the hard drive bay

90

Replacing a drive in the upgrade bay

93

Removing the protective insert

93

Replacing a hard drive

93

Replacing an optical drive

96

7 External devices

 

Using a USB device

99

Connecting a USB device

99

Stopping and removing a USB device

100

Using USB legacy support

100

Using a 1394 device

101

Connecting a 1394 device

101

Stopping and removing a 1394 device

101

Using a serial device (select models only)

103

Using external drives

104

Using optional external devices

104

Using a docking device

105

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