HP G72-B66US 5 Power management

5 Power management
Setting power options .........................................................................................................................	47
Using power-saving states .................................................................................................	47
Initiating and exiting Sleep ................................................................................	48
Initiating and exiting Hibernation .......................................................................	48
Using the battery meter .....................................................................................................	49
Using power plans .............................................................................................................	49
Viewing the current power plan .........................................................................	49
Selecting a different power plan ........................................................................	49
Customizing power plans ..................................................................................	49
Setting password protection on wakeup ............................................................................	50
Using external AC power ....................................................................................................................	51
Connecting the AC adapter ...............................................................................................	52
Testing an AC adapter .......................................................................................................	53
Using battery power ...........................................................................................................................	54
Finding battery information in Help and Support ...............................................................	54
Using Battery Check ..........................................................................................................	54
Displaying the remaining battery charge ...........................................................................	55
Inserting or removing the battery .......................................................................................	55
Charging a battery .............................................................................................................	56
Maximizing battery discharge time ....................................................................................	57
Managing low battery levels ..............................................................................................	57
Identifying low battery levels .............................................................................	57
Resolving a low battery level .............................................................................	58
Resolving a low battery level when external power is available .......	58
Resolving a low battery level when a charged battery is
available ...........................................................................................	58
Resolving a low battery level when no power source is
available ...........................................................................................	58
Resolving a low battery level when the computer cannot exit
Hibernation .......................................................................................	58
Calibrating a battery ...........................................................................................................	58
Step 1: Fully charge the battery ........................................................................	58
Step 2: Disable Hibernation and Sleep .............................................................	59
Step 3: Discharge the battery ............................................................................	60
Step 4: Fully recharge the battery .....................................................................	60
Step 5: Reenable Hibernation and Sleep ..........................................................	61
Conserving battery power ..................................................................................................	61
Storing a battery ................................................................................................................	61
Disposing of a used battery ...............................................................................................	62
Replacing the battery .........................................................................................................	62
Switching between graphics modes (select models only) ..................................................................	63
Shutting down the computer ...............................................................................................................	64

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