User Guide
Table Of Contents
- Starting right
- Getting to know your computer
- Connecting to a network
- Enjoying entertainment features
- Navigating the screen
- Managing power
- Initiating Sleep and Hibernation
- Using the power meter and power settings
- Running on battery power
- Running on external AC power
- Refreshing your software content with Intel Smart Connect Technology (select models only)
- Shutting down (turning off) the computer
- Maintaining your computer
- Securing your computer and information
- Using Setup Utility (BIOS) and HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI)
- Backing up, restoring, and recovering
- Specifications
- Electrostatic Discharge
- Accessibility
- Index
When you connect the computer to external AC power:
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The battery begins to charge.
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The screen brightness increases.
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The power meter icon on the Windows desktop changes appearance.
When you disconnect external AC power, the following events occur:
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The computer switches to battery power.
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The screen brightness automatically decreases to save battery life.
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The power meter icon on the Windows desktop changes appearance.
Troubleshooting power problems
Test the AC adapter if the computer exhibits any of the following symptoms when it is connected to
AC power:
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The computer does not turn on.
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The display does not turn on.
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The power lights are off.
To test the AC adapter:
1. Shut down the computer.
2. Connect the AC adapter to the computer, and then plug it into an AC outlet.
3. Turn on the computer.
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If the power lights turn
on
, the AC adapter is working properly.
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If the power lights remain
off
, check the connection from the AC adapter to the computer
and the connection from the AC adapter to the AC outlet to be sure that the connections
are secure.
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If the connections are secure and the power lights remain
off
, the AC adapter is not
functioning and should be replaced.
Contact support for information about obtaining a replacement AC power adapter.
Refreshing your software content with Intel Smart Connect
Technology (select models only)
When the computer is in the Sleep state, Intel® Smart Connect Technology periodically causes the
computer to exit Sleep. If a network connection is available, Smart Connect updates open apps such
as your email inboxes, social network sites, and news pages and then returns the computer to the
Sleep state. Smart Connect also syncs content that you have created offline, such as emails. When
the computer exits Sleep, you have immediate access to your updated information.
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To enable this feature or manually adjust the settings, from the Start screen, type smart, and
then select Intel® Smart Connect Technology.
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