HP Notebook Series Hardware Manual page 5

Contents
Using Quick Launch Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
3 Battery Packs
Running the Notebook on Battery Power . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Inserting or Removing the Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Charging a Battery Pack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Placing the Power Meter Icon on the Taskbar . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Managing Low-Battery Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Resolving Low-Battery Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Calibrating a Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Battery Conservation Procedures and Settings . . . . . . . 3-10
Disposing of a Used Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Finding More Power Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
4 Drives
About Drive Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Caring for Drives and Drive Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
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Hotkey Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Hotkey Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Reprogramming the Quick Launch Buttons . . . . . . 2-12
Using the Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Obtaining Accurate Charge Information . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Accessing the Battery Charge Display . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Identifying a Low-Battery Condition . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Identifying a Critical Low-Battery Condition . . . . . . 3-6
Verifying Hibernation Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
When to Calibrate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
How to Calibrate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Conserving Power as You Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Storing a Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Caring for Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Caring for Drive Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
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