HP ProBook 6555b User Manual page 8

Conserving battery power .................................................................................................. 76
Storing a battery ................................................................................................................ 77
Disposing of a used battery ............................................................................................... 77
Replacing the battery ........................................................................................................ 77
Testing an AC adapter ....................................................................................................................... 78
Shutting down the computer ............................................................................................................... 78
6 Drives
Identifying installed drives .................................................................................................................. 80
Handling drives ................................................................................................................................... 80
Improving hard drive performance ..................................................................................................... 82
Using Disk Defragmenter ................................................................................................... 82
Using Disk Cleanup ........................................................................................................... 82
Using HP 3D DriveGuard .................................................................................................................. 83
Identifying HP 3D DriveGuard status ................................................................................. 83
Using HP 3D DriveGuard software .................................................................................... 84
Replacing a hard drive in the hard drive bay ...................................................................................... 85
Replacing a drive in the upgrade bay ................................................................................................. 88
Removing the protective insert .......................................................................................... 88
Replacing a hard drive ....................................................................................................... 88
Replacing an optical drive .................................................................................................. 92
7 External devices
Using a USB device ........................................................................................................................... 95
Connecting a USB device .................................................................................................. 95
Removing a USB device .................................................................................................... 96
Using USB legacy support ................................................................................................. 96
Using a 1394 device ........................................................................................................................... 97
Connecting a 1394 device ................................................................................................. 97
Removing a 1394 device ................................................................................................... 97
Using a serial device (select models only) ......................................................................................... 99
Using external drives ........................................................................................................................ 100
Using optional external devices ....................................................................................... 100
Using a docking device .................................................................................................................... 101
8 External media cards
Using Media Card Reader cards ...................................................................................................... 102
Inserting a digital card ...................................................................................................... 102
Removing a digital card ................................................................................................... 103
Using ExpressCards (select models only) ........................................................................................ 104
Configuring an ExpressCard ............................................................................................ 104
Inserting an ExpressCard ................................................................................................ 104
Removing an ExpressCard .............................................................................................. 105
Using smart cards (select models only) ........................................................................................... 106
Inserting a smart card ...................................................................................................... 106
Removing a smart card .................................................................................................... 106
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Step 3: Discharge the battery ............................................................................ 74
Step 4: Fully recharge the battery ..................................................................... 76
Step 5: Reenable Hibernation and Sleep .......................................................... 76