Notebook PC User Guide - Windows 7

A disc does not play automatically .................................................................... 56
A movie stops, skips, or plays erratically .......................................................... 56
A movie is not visible on an external display ..................................................... 56
The process of burning a disc does not begin, or it stops before completion . .. 57
A device driver must be reinstalled ................................................................... 57
Obtaining the latest HP device drivers ............................................. 57
Obtaining Microsoft device drivers ................................................... 58
Webcam ............................................................................................................................................. 59
Webcam tips ...................................................................................................................... 59
Adjusting webcam properties ............................................................................................. 59
5 Power management ...................................................................................................................................... 61
Setting power options ......................................................................................................................... 61
Using power-saving states ................................................................................................. 61
Initiating and exiting Sleep ................................................................................ 61
Initiating and exiting Hibernation ....................................................................... 62
Using the battery meter ..................................................................................................... 62
Using power plans ............................................................................................................. 62
Viewing the current power plan ......................................................................... 62
Selecting a different power plan ........................................................................ 63
Customizing power plans .................................................................................. 63
Setting password protection on wakeup ............................................................................ 63
Using external AC power .................................................................................................................... 64
Connecting the AC adapter ............................................................................................... 64
Using battery power ........................................................................................................................... 65
Using Battery Check .......................................................................................................... 65
Displaying the remaining battery charge ........................................................................... 66
Inserting or removing the battery ....................................................................................... 66
Charging a battery ............................................................................................................. 67
Maximizing battery discharge time .................................................................................... 68
Managing low battery levels .............................................................................................. 68
Identifying low battery levels ............................................................................. 68
Resolving a low battery level ............................................................................. 68
Resolving a low battery level when external power is available ....... 69
Resolving a low battery level when a charged battery is
available ........................................................................................... 69
Resolving a low battery level when no power source is available .... 69
Resolving a low battery level when the computer cannot exit
Hibernation ....................................................................................... 69
Calibrating a battery ........................................................................................................... 69
Step 1: Fully charge the battery ........................................................................ 69
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