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Power management
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41
Inserting or removing the battery
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41
Inserting the battery
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41
Removing the battery
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42
Shutting down the computer
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43
Setting power options
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43
Using power-saving states
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43
Initiating and exiting Sleep
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44
Initiating and exiting Hibernation
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44
Using the power meter
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45
Using power plans
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45
Viewing the current power plan
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45
Selecting a different power plan
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45
Customizing power plans
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45
Setting password protection on wakeup
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46
Using HP Power Manager (select models only)
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46
Using battery power
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47
Finding battery information
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47
Using Battery Check
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47
Displaying the remaining battery charge
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48
Maximizing battery discharge time
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48
Managing low battery levels
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48
Identifying low battery levels
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48
Resolving a low battery level
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49
Resolving a low battery level when external power is available
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49
Resolving a low battery level when a charged battery is available ... 49
Resolving a low battery level when no power source is available
....
49
Resolving a low battery level when the computer cannot exit
Hibernation
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49
Conserving battery power
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49
Storing a battery
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50
Disposing of a used battery
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50
Replacing the battery
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50
Using external AC power
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51
Testing an AC adapter
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52
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External cards and devices
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53
Using Digital Media Slot cards (select models only)
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53
Inserting a digital card
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53
Removing a digital card
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54
Using a USB device
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54
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