HP M6 1045DX B5S08UAR#ABA manual 7

Setting password protection on wakeup ............................................................................	42
Using the power meter .......................................................................................................................	43
Selecting a power plan .......................................................................................................................	43
Running on battery power ..................................................................................................................	44
Removing a user-replaceable battery ................................................................................	44
Finding battery information ................................................................................................	45
Conserving battery power ..................................................................................................	45
Identifying low battery levels ..............................................................................................	45
Storing a user-replaceable battery .....................................................................................	45
Disposing of a user-replaceable battery ............................................................................	46
Replacing a user-replaceable battery ................................................................................	46
Running on external power ................................................................................................................	46
HP CoolSense ....................................................................................................................................	47
Refreshing your software content with Intel Smart Connect Technology (select models only) ..........	47
Shutting down the computer ...............................................................................................................	47
7 Managing and sharing information .............................................................................................................	49
Using a USB device ...........................................................................................................................	49
Connecting a USB device ..................................................................................................	50
Removing a USB device ....................................................................................................	50
Connecting a powered USB device ...................................................................................	50
Inserting and removing a digital storage card ....................................................................................	51
Using optical drives ............................................................................................................................	52
Inserting an optical disc .....................................................................................................	53
Removing an optical disc ...................................................................................................	53
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 (select models only) ..................................................................	57
Using Disk Defragmenter ...................................................................................................	57
Using Disk Cleanup ...........................................................................................................	58
Adding or replacing memory modules ...............................................................................	58
Updating programs and drivers ..........................................................................................................	61
Cleaning your computer .....................................................................................................................	61
Cleaning the display, sides, and cover ..............................................................................	61
Cleaning the TouchPad and keyboard ..............................................................................	61
Traveling with or shipping your computer ...........................................................................................	62

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