Replacing the battery .........................................................................................................

25

Using external AC power ....................................................................................................................

25

Testing an AC adapter .......................................................................................................

26

Using HP CoolSense (select models only) .........................................................................................

26

5 External cards and devices ..........................................................................................................................

27

Using Digital Media Slot cards (select models only) ..........................................................................

27

Inserting a digital card ........................................................................................................

27

Removing a digital card .....................................................................................................

28

Using ExpressCards (select models only) ..........................................................................................

28

Configuring an ExpressCard ..............................................................................................

28

Inserting an ExpressCard ..................................................................................................

28

Removing an ExpressCard ................................................................................................

29

Using smart cards (select models only) .............................................................................................

30

Inserting a smart card ........................................................................................................

30

Removing a smart card ......................................................................................................

31

Using a USB device ...........................................................................................................................

31

Connecting a USB device ..................................................................................................

31

Removing a USB device ....................................................................................................

32

Using 1394 devices (select models only) ...........................................................................................

32

Connecting a 1394 device .................................................................................................

32

Removing a 1394 device ...................................................................................................

33

Using an eSATA device (select models only) ....................................................................................

33

Connecting an eSATA device ............................................................................................

33

Removing an eSATA device ..............................................................................................

34

Using optional external devices ..........................................................................................................

34

Using optional external drives ............................................................................................

34

Using the expansion port (select models only) ..................................................................

34

6 Drives .............................................................................................................................................................

36

Handling drives ...................................................................................................................................

36

Using hard drives ...............................................................................................................................

37

Improving hard drive performance .....................................................................................

37

Using Disk Defragmenter ..................................................................................

37

Using Disk Cleanup ...........................................................................................

37

Using HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection (select models only) .................................

37

Identifying HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection status ................................

38

Managing power with a parked hard drive ........................................................

38

Using HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection software ...................................

39

Using optical drives (select models only) ...........................................................................................

39

Identifying the installed optical drive ..................................................................................

39

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