HP ProBook Notebook PC User Guide - Windows Vista

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Resolving a low battery level when the computer cannot exit

Hibernation ....................................................................................... 78

Calibrating a battery ........................................................................................................... 78

Step 1: Fully charge the battery ........................................................................ 78

Step 2: Disable Hibernation and Sleep ............................................................. 79

Step 3: Discharge the battery ............................................................................ 79

Step 4: Fully recharge the battery ..................................................................... 81

Step 5: Reenable Hibernation and Sleep .......................................................... 81

Conserving battery power .................................................................................................. 81

Storing a battery ................................................................................................................ 81

Disposing of a used battery ............................................................................................... 82

Replacing the battery ......................................................................................................... 82

Testing an AC adapter ....................................................................................................................... 83

Shutting down the computer ............................................................................................................... 83

6 Drives ............................................................................................................................................................. 85

Identifying installed drives .................................................................................................................. 85

Handling drives ................................................................................................................................... 85

Improving hard drive performance ..................................................................................................... 87

Using Disk Defragmenter ................................................................................................... 87

Using Disk Cleanup ........................................................................................................... 87

Using HP 3D DriveGuard ................................................................................................................... 88

Identifying HP 3D DriveGuard status ................................................................................. 88

Using HP 3D DriveGuard software .................................................................................... 89

Using external drives .......................................................................................................................... 90

Using optional external devices ......................................................................................... 90

Replacing the hard drive .................................................................................................................... 91

7 External devices .......................................................................................................................................... 105

Using a USB device ......................................................................................................................... 105

Connecting a USB device ................................................................................................ 105

Stopping and removing a USB device ............................................................................. 105

Using USB legacy support ............................................................................................... 106

Using an eSATA device ................................................................................................................... 107

Connecting an eSATA device .......................................................................................... 107

Stopping and removing an eSATA device ....................................................................... 107

Using external drives ........................................................................................................................ 109

Using optional external devices ....................................................................................... 109

8 External media cards .................................................................................................................................. 110

Using Media Card Reader cards ...................................................................................................... 110

Inserting a digital card ...................................................................................................... 110

Stopping and removing a digital card .............................................................................. 111