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a battery has reached the end of its useful life, do not dispose of the battery in general household waste. Follow the local laws and regulations in your area for battery disposal. Finding battery information To access battery information: 1. Type support in the taskbar search box, and then select the HP Support Assistant app. - or - Click the question mark icon in the taskbar. 2. Select My PC, select the Diagnostics and tools tab, and then select HP Battery Check. If HP Battery Check indicates that your battery should be replaced, contact support. HP Support Assistant provides the following tools and information about the battery: ● HP 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. ● 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 products only) indicates a low or critical battery level. - or - ● The power meter icon 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 29. 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. 30 Chapter 6 Managing power

Section	Page
Starting right	9
Visit the HP Apps Store	9
Best practices	9
More HP resources	10
Getting to know your computer	12
Locating hardware	12
Locating software	12
Right side	13
Left side	14
Display	15
Top	16
TouchPad	16
Lights	17
Buttons, speakers, and fingerprint reader	18
Keys	19
Using the action keys	19
Bottom	21
Labels	22
Connecting to a network	23
Connecting to a wireless network	23
Using the wireless controls	23
Airplane mode key	23
Operating system controls	23
Connecting to a WLAN	24
Using HP Mobile Broadband (select products only)	24
Using GPS (select products only)	25
Using Bluetooth wireless devices (select products only)	25
Connecting Bluetooth devices	25
Connecting to a wired network—LAN (select products only)	26
Sharing data and drives and accessing software	26
Enjoying entertainment features	27
Using a webcam (select products only)	27
Using audio	27
Connecting speakers	27
Connecting headsets	27
Using sound settings	27
Using video	28
Connecting video devices using an HDMI cable (select products only)	28
Setting up HDMI audio	29
Discovering and connecting to Miracast-compatible wireless displays (select products only)	30
Discovering and connecting to Intel WiDi certified displays (select Intel products only)	30
Navigating the screen	31
Using the TouchPad	31
Tap	31
Two-finger pinch zoom	32
Two-finger scroll (TouchPad only)	32
Two-finger tap (TouchPad only)	32
Four-finger tap (TouchPad only)	33
Three-finger swipe (TouchPad only)	34
Using the keyboard and optional mouse	34
Managing power	35
Initiating and exiting Sleep and Hibernation	35
Manually initiating and exiting Sleep	36
Manually initiating and exiting Hibernation (select products only)	36
Setting password protection on wakeup (exiting Sleep or Hibernation)	36
Using the power meter and power settings	37
Running on battery power	37
Factory-sealed battery	37
Finding battery information	38
Conserving battery power	38
Identifying low battery levels	38
Resolving a low battery level	39
Resolving a low battery level when external power is available	39
Resolving a low battery level when no power source is available	39
Resolving a low battery level when the computer cannot exit Hibernation	39
Running on AC power	39
Troubleshooting power problems	40
Shutting down (turning off) the computer	40
Maintaining your computer	42
Improving performance	42
Using Disk Defragmenter	42
Using Disk Cleanup	42
Using HP 3D DriveGuard (select products only)	42
Identifying HP 3D DriveGuard status	43
Updating programs and drivers	43
Cleaning your computer	43
Cleaning procedures	43
Cleaning the display	44
Cleaning the sides or cover	44
Cleaning the TouchPad, keyboard, or mouse (select products only)	44
Traveling with or shipping your computer	44
Securing your computer and information	46
Using passwords	46
Setting Windows passwords	46
Setting Setup Utility (BIOS) passwords	47
Using Windows Hello (select products only)	47
Using Internet security software	47
Using antivirus software	48
Using firewall software	48
Installing software updates	48
Using HP Touchpoint Manager (select products only)	49
Securing your wireless network	49
Backing up your software applications and information	49
Using an optional security cable (select products only)	49
Using Setup Utility (BIOS)	50
Starting Setup Utility (BIOS)	50
Updating Setup Utility (BIOS)	50
Determining the BIOS version	50
Downloading a BIOS update	51
Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI)	52
Downloading HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) to a USB device	52
Backing up, restoring, and recovering	54
Creating recovery media and backups	54
Creating HP Recovery media (select products only)	54
Using Windows tools	55
Restore and recovery	56
Recovering using HP Recovery Manager	56
What you need to know before you get started	56
Using the HP Recovery partition (select products only)	57
Using HP Recovery media to recover	57
Changing the computer boot order	58
Removing the HP Recovery partition (select products only)	59
Specifications	60
Input power	60
Operating environment	60
Electrostatic Discharge	62
Accessibility	63
Supported assistive technologies	63
Contacting support	63

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a battery has reached the end of its useful life, do not dispose of the battery in general household waste.

Follow the local laws and regulations in your area for battery disposal.

Finding battery information

To access battery information:

Type

support

in the taskbar search box, and then select the

HP Support Assistant

app.

– or –

Click the question mark icon in the taskbar.

Select

My PC

, select the

Diagnostics and tools

tab, and then select

HP Battery Check

. If HP Battery

Check indicates that your battery should be replaced, contact support.

HP Support Assistant provides the following tools and information about the battery:

●

HP 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.

●

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 products only) indicates a low or critical battery level.

– or –

●

The power meter icon

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

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

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.

Chapter 6

Managing power