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Identifying HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection status, Start, Control Panel, Mobile PC

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Identifying HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection status The drive light on the computer changes to an amber color to show that a drive in the primary hard drive bay or a drive in the secondary hard drive bay (select models only) is parked. To determine which drives are currently protected, select Start > Control Panel > Mobile PC > Windows Mobility Center: The Mobility Center also indicates HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection status: ● If the software is enabled, a green check mark is superimposed over the hard drive icon. ● If the software is disabled, a white diagonal line is superimposed over the hard drive icon. ● If the drives are parked, a yellow moon is superimposed over the hard drive icon. NOTE: The icon in the Mobility Center may not show the most up-to-date status for the drive. For immediate updates after a change in status, you need to enable the notification area icon. To enable the notification area icon: 1. Select Start > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > ProtectSmart Hard Drive. NOTE: If prompted by User Account Control, click Allow. 2. On the Icon in system tray row, click Show. 3. Click OK. If HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection has parked the drive, the computer will behave in the following ways: ● The computer will not shut down. ● The computer will not initiate Sleep or Hibernation, except as described in the following Note. NOTE: If the computer is running on battery power and reaches a critical battery level, HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection allows the computer to initiate Hibernation. ● The computer will not activate battery alarms set on the Alarms tab in Power Options properties. Before you move the computer, HP recommends that you either shut it down or initiate Sleep or Hibernation. 16 Chapter 5 Using HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection

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Identifying HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection status
The drive light on the computer changes to an amber color to show that a drive in the primary hard drive
bay or a drive in the secondary hard drive bay (select models only) is parked. To determine which drives
are currently protected, select
Start
>
Control Panel
>
Mobile PC
>
Windows Mobility Center
:
The Mobility Center also indicates HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection status:
●
If the software is enabled, a green check mark is superimposed over the hard drive icon.
●
If the software is disabled, a white diagonal line is superimposed over the hard drive icon.
●
If the drives are parked, a yellow moon is superimposed over the hard drive icon.
NOTE:
The icon in the Mobility Center may not show the most up-to-date status for the drive. For
immediate updates after a change in status, you need to enable the notification area icon.
To enable the notification area icon:
1.
Select
Start
>
Control Panel
>
Hardware and Sound
>
ProtectSmart Hard Drive
.
NOTE:
If prompted by User Account Control, click
Allow
.
2.
On the
Icon in system tray
row, click
Show
.
3.
Click
OK
.
If HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection has parked the drive, the computer will behave in the following
ways:
●
The computer will not shut down.
●
The computer will not initiate Sleep or Hibernation, except as described in the following Note.
NOTE:
If the computer is running on battery power and reaches a critical battery level, HP
ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection allows the computer to initiate Hibernation.
●
The computer will not activate battery alarms set on the Alarms tab in Power Options properties.
Before you move the computer, HP recommends that you either shut it down or initiate Sleep or
Hibernation.
16
Chapter 5
Using HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection