HP Presario manual 7

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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