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Initiating and exiting Sleep .................................................................................................	42
Initiating and exiting Hibernation ........................................................................................	43
Setting password protection on wakeup ............................................................................	43
Using the power meter .......................................................................................................................	44
Selecting a power plan .......................................................................................................................	44
Running on battery power ..................................................................................................................	45
Removing a user-replaceable battery ................................................................................	45
Finding battery information ................................................................................................	45
Conserving battery power ..................................................................................................	46
Identifying low battery levels ..............................................................................................	46
Storing a user-replaceable battery .....................................................................................	46
Disposing of a user-replaceable battery ............................................................................	47
Replacing a user-replaceable battery ................................................................................	47
Running on external power ................................................................................................................	47
Using HP CoolSense (select models only) .........................................................................................	48
Shutting down the computer ...............................................................................................................	48
7 Managing and sharing information .............................................................................................................	49
Using a USB device ...........................................................................................................................	49
Connecting a USB device ..................................................................................................	49
Removing a USB device ....................................................................................................	50
Connecting a powered USB device ...................................................................................	50
Inserting and removing digital storage cards ......................................................................................	51
Using optical drives ............................................................................................................................	52
Inserting an optical disc .....................................................................................................	53
Removing an optical disc ...................................................................................................	54
Sharing drives on the network ...........................................................................................	54
8 Maintaining your computer ..........................................................................................................................	55
Improving performance ......................................................................................................................	55
Handling drives ..................................................................................................................	55
Replacing a hard drive .......................................................................................................	56
Using HP 3D DriveGuard ...................................................................................................	58
Using Disk Defragmenter ...................................................................................................	58
Using Disk Cleanup ...........................................................................................................	58
Adding or replacing memory modules ...............................................................................	59
Updating programs and drivers ..........................................................................................................	62
Cleaning your computer .....................................................................................................................	62
Cleaning the display, sides, and cover ..............................................................................	62
Cleaning the TouchPad and keyboard ..............................................................................	62
Traveling with or shipping your computer ...........................................................................................	63

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