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Conserving battery power, Identifying low battery levels, Resolving a low battery level

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1. From the Start screen, type support, and then select the HP Support Assistant app. ‒ or - From the Windows desktop, click the question mark icon in the notification area, at the far right of the taskbar. 2. Select Battery and Performance. HP Support Assistant provides the following tools and information about the battery: ● Battery Check ● Information about battery types, specifications, life cycles, and capacity Conserving battery power To conserve battery power and maximize battery life: ● Lower the brightness of the display. ● Select the Power saver setting in Power Options. ● If the computer will be unused and unplugged from external power for more than 2 weeks, remove the user-replaceable battery from the computer and store it separately in a cool, dry place. ● Turn off wireless devices when you are not using them. ● Disconnect unused external devices that are not plugged into an external power source, such as an external hard drive connected to a USB port. ● Stop, disable, or remove any external media cards that you are not using. ● Before you leave your work, initiate Sleep or shut down the computer. Identifying low battery levels When a battery that is the sole power source for the computer reaches a low or critical battery level, the following behavior occurs: ● The battery light (select models only) indicates a low or critical battery level. - or - ● The power meter icon on the Windows desktop shows a low or critical battery notification. NOTE: For additional information about the power meter, see Using the power meter and power settings on page 30. The computer takes the following actions for a critical battery level: ● If Hibernation is disabled and the computer is on or in the Sleep state, the computer remains briefly in the Sleep state, and then shuts down and loses any unsaved information. ● If Hibernation is enabled and the computer is on or in the Sleep state, the computer initiates Hibernation. Resolving a low battery level Resolving a low battery level when external power is available Connect one of the following to the computer and to external power: Running on battery power 31

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1.
From the Start screen, type
support
, and then select the
HP Support Assistant
app.
‒ or –
From the Windows desktop, click the question mark icon in the notification area, at the far right
of the taskbar.
2.
Select
Battery and Performance
.
HP Support Assistant provides the following tools and information about the battery:
●
Battery Check
●
Information about battery types, specifications, life cycles, and capacity
Conserving battery power
To conserve battery power and maximize battery life:
●
Lower the brightness of the display.
●
Select the
Power saver
setting in Power Options.
●
If the computer will be unused and unplugged from external power for more than 2 weeks,
remove the user-replaceable battery from the computer and store it separately in a cool, dry
place.
●
Turn off wireless devices when you are not using them.
●
Disconnect unused external devices that are not plugged into an external power source, such as
an external hard drive connected to a USB port.
●
Stop, disable, or remove any external media cards that you are not using.
●
Before you leave your work, initiate Sleep or shut down the computer.
Identifying low battery levels
When a battery that is the sole power source for the computer reaches a low or critical battery level,
the following behavior occurs:
●
The battery light (select models only) indicates a low or critical battery level.
– or –
●
The power meter icon on the Windows desktop shows a low or critical battery notification.
NOTE:
For additional information about the power meter, see
Using the power meter and
power settings
on page
30
.
The computer takes the following actions for a critical battery level:
●
If Hibernation is disabled and the computer is on or in the Sleep state, the computer remains
briefly in the Sleep state, and then shuts down and loses any unsaved information.
●
If Hibernation is enabled and the computer is on or in the Sleep state, the computer initiates
Hibernation.
Resolving a low battery level
Resolving a low battery level when external power is available
Connect one of the following to the computer and to external power:
Running on battery power
31