Using battery power .......................................................................................................................... 35
Finding additional battery information .......................................................................... 35
Using Battery Check ........................................................................................................ 36
Displaying the remaining battery charge ....................................................................... 36
Maximizing battery discharge time ................................................................................ 36
Managing low battery levels .......................................................................................... 36
Identifying low battery levels ...................................................................... 36
Resolving a low battery level ....................................................................... 37
Inserting or removing the battery .................................................................................. 37
Inserting a battery ........................................................................................ 37
Removing a battery ...................................................................................... 37
Conserving battery power .............................................................................................. 38
Using external AC power ................................................................................................................... 38
Testing an AC adapter ..................................................................................................... 39
7 External cards and devices ........................................................................................................................... 40
Using memory card readers (select models only) .............................................................................................. 40
Inserting a memory card ................................................................................................................... 40
Removing a memory card ................................................................................................................. 40
Using a USB device ............................................................................................................................................... 41
Connecting a USB device ................................................................................................................... 42
Removing a USB device ..................................................................................................................... 42
Using optional external devices .......................................................................................................................... 42
Using optional external drives .......................................................................................................... 43
8 Drives ......................................................................................................................................................... 44
Handling drives .................................................................................................................................................... 44
Using hard drives ................................................................................................................................................. 44
Intel Smart Response Technology (select models only) .................................................................. 44
Improving hard drive performance ................................................................................................... 45
Using Disk Defragmenter ............................................................................................... 45
Using Disk Cleanup ......................................................................................................... 45
Using HP 3D DriveGuard (select models only) .................................................................................. 46
Identifying HP 3D DriveGuard status .............................................................................. 46
9 Security ...................................................................................................................................................... 47
Protecting the computer ..................................................................................................................................... 47
Using passwords .................................................................................................................................................. 47
Setting passwords in Windows ......................................................................................................... 48
Setting passwords in Computer Setup ............................................................................................. 49
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