User Guide - Windows 7

Using Battery Check ........................................................................................................ 35
Displaying the remaining battery charge ....................................................................... 35
Maximizing battery discharge time ................................................................................ 35
Managing low battery levels ........................................................................................... 35
Identifying low battery levels ...................................................................... 35
Resolving a low battery level ....................................................................... 36
Inserting or removing the battery .................................................................................. 36
Inserting a battery ........................................................................................ 36
Removing a battery ...................................................................................... 36
Conserving battery power .............................................................................................. 37
Storing a user-replaceable battery ................................................................................ 37
Disposing of a user-replaceable battery ........................................................................ 38
Replacing a user-replaceable battery ............................................................................ 38
Using external AC power ................................................................................................................... 38
Testing an AC adapter ..................................................................................................... 38
Refreshing your software content with Intel Smart Connect Technology (select models only) ..... 39
7 External cards and devices ........................................................................................................................... 40
Using memory card readers ................................................................................................................................ 40
Inserting a memory card ................................................................................................................... 40
Removing a memory card ................................................................................................................. 40
Using a USB device ............................................................................................................................................... 41
Connecting a USB device ................................................................................................................... 41
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
Removing or replacing the service doors ......................................................................................... 45
Removing the service doors ........................................................................................... 45
Replacing the service doors ............................................................................................ 46
Replacing or upgrading the hard drive ............................................................................................. 46
Removing the hard drive ................................................................................................. 47
Installing a hard drive ..................................................................................................... 47
Improving hard drive performance ................................................................................................... 48
Using Disk Defragmenter ................................................................................................ 48
Using Disk Cleanup .......................................................................................................... 49
Using HP 3D DriveGuard (select models only) .................................................................................. 49
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