Testing an AC adapter .......................................................................................................
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Switching between graphics modes (select models only) ..................................................................
5 External cards and devices ..........................................................................................................................
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Using Media Card Reader cards (select models only) .......................................................................
Inserting a digital card ........................................................................................................
Removing a digital card .....................................................................................................
34
Using PC Cards (select models only) .................................................................................................
Configuring a PC Card .......................................................................................................
35
Inserting a PC Card ...........................................................................................................
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Removing a PC Card .........................................................................................................
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Using ExpressCards (select models only) ..........................................................................................
Configuring an ExpressCard ..............................................................................................
Inserting an ExpressCard ..................................................................................................
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Removing an ExpressCard ................................................................................................
39
Using smart cards (select models only) .............................................................................................
Inserting a smart card ........................................................................................................
40
Removing a smart card ......................................................................................................
Using a USB device ...........................................................................................................................
Connecting a USB device ..................................................................................................
41
Removing a USB device ....................................................................................................
Using 1394 devices (select models only) ...........................................................................................
Connecting a 1394 device .................................................................................................
42
Removing a 1394 device ...................................................................................................
Using an eSATA device (select models only) ....................................................................................
Connecting an eSATA device ............................................................................................
43
Removing an eSATA device ..............................................................................................
Using a serial device (select models only) .........................................................................................
44
Using optional external devices ..........................................................................................................
Using optional external drives ............................................................................................
Using the expansion port (select models only) ..................................................................
45
Using the docking connector (select models only) ............................................................
6 Drives .............................................................................................................................................................
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Handling drives ...................................................................................................................................
Using hard drives ...............................................................................................................................
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Improving hard drive performance .....................................................................................
Using Disk Defragmenter ..................................................................................
Using Disk Cleanup ...........................................................................................
Using HP 3D DriveGuard (select models only) ..................................................................
49
Identifying HP 3D DriveGuard status ................................................................
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