HP Laptop User Manual page 7

Setting power options ......................................................................................................................... 38
Using power-saving states ................................................................................................. 38
Using battery power ........................................................................................................... 39
Using external AC power ................................................................................................... 44
Hybrid Graphics (select models only) ................................................................................ 45
7 External cards and devices .......................................................................................................................... 46
Using memory card readers ............................................................................................................... 46
Inserting a memory card .................................................................................................... 46
Removing a memory card .................................................................................................. 46
Using smart cards (select models only) ............................................................................................. 47
Inserting a smart card ........................................................................................................ 47
Removing a smart card ...................................................................................................... 48
Using a USB device ........................................................................................................................... 48
Connecting a USB device .................................................................................................. 49
Removing a USB device .................................................................................................... 49
Using optional external devices .......................................................................................................... 49
Using optional external drives ............................................................................................ 50
Intel Rapid Start Technology ............................................................................. 38
Initiating and exiting Sleep ................................................................................ 38
Enabling and exiting user-initiated Hibernation ................................................. 39
Using the power meter and power settings ....................................................... 39
Setting password protection on wakeup ........................................................... 39
Finding additional battery information ............................................................... 40
Using Battery Check ......................................................................................... 40
Displaying the remaining battery charge ........................................................... 40
Maximizing battery discharge time .................................................................... 40
Managing low battery levels .............................................................................. 41
Identifying low battery levels ............................................................. 41
Resolving a low battery level ............................................................ 41
Inserting or removing the battery ...................................................................... 41
Inserting a battery ............................................................................. 41
Removing a battery .......................................................................... 42
Conserving battery power ................................................................................. 43
Storing a user-replaceable battery .................................................................... 43
Disposing of a user-replaceable battery (select models only) ........................... 44
Replacing a user-replaceable battery (select models only) .............................. 44
Testing an AC adapter ...................................................................................... 45
Using Hybrid Graphics (select models only) ..................................................... 45
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