7
Power management
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40
Inserting or removing the battery
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40
Inserting the battery
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40
Removing the battery
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41
Shutting down the computer
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42
Setting power options
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42
Using power-saving states
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42
Initiating and exiting Sleep
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43
Initiating and exiting Hibernation
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43
Using the power meter
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44
Using power plans
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44
Viewing the current power plan
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44
Selecting a different power plan
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44
Customizing power plans
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44
Setting password protection on wakeup
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45
Using HP Power Manager (select models only)
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45
Using battery power
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46
Finding battery information
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46
Using Battery Check
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46
Displaying the remaining battery charge
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47
Maximizing battery discharge time
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47
Managing low battery levels
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47
Identifying low battery levels
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47
Resolving a low battery level
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48
Resolving a low battery level when external power is available
.......
48
Resolving a low battery level when a charged battery is available ... 48
Resolving a low battery level when no power source is available
....
48
Resolving a low battery level when the computer cannot exit
Hibernation
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48
Conserving battery power
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48
Storing a battery
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48
Disposing of a used battery
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49
Replacing the battery
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49
Using external AC power
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49
Testing an AC adapter
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50
8
External cards and devices
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51
Using Digital Media Slot cards (select models only)
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51
Inserting a digital card
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51
Removing a digital card
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52
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