Finding battery information in Help and Support ............................................................... 55
Using Battery Check .......................................................................................................... 55
Displaying the remaining battery charge ........................................................................... 55
Inserting or removing the battery ....................................................................................... 55
Charging a battery ............................................................................................................. 57
Maximizing battery discharge time .................................................................................... 57
Managing low battery levels .............................................................................................. 57
Identifying low battery levels ............................................................................. 58
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 ........................................................................ 59
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 .......................................................... 60
Conserving battery power .................................................................................................. 61
Storing a battery ................................................................................................................ 61
Disposing of a used battery ............................................................................................... 61
Replacing the battery ......................................................................................................... 61
Switching between graphics modes (select models only) .................................................................. 61
Shutting down the computer ............................................................................................................... 62
6 Drives ............................................................................................................................................................. 63
Identifying installed drives .................................................................................................................. 63
Handling drives ................................................................................................................................... 63
Improving hard drive performance ..................................................................................................... 64
Using Disk Defragmenter ................................................................................................... 64
Using Disk Cleanup ........................................................................................................... 64
Using HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection ................................................................................... 64
Identifying HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection status ................................................ 65
Using HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection software .................................................... 65
Replacing the hard drive .................................................................................................................... 66
7 External devices ............................................................................................................................................ 71
Using a USB device ........................................................................................................................... 71
Connecting a USB device .................................................................................................. 71
Removing a USB device .................................................................................................... 71
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