HP Compaq Series Hardware And Software Manual page 4

Contents
Standby, Hibernation and Shutdown Procedures. . . . . . 2-9
Power Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Processor Performance Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
Using Battery Packs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
Charging Battery Packs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23
Monitoring the Charge of a Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . 2-25
Managing Low-Battery Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27
Calibrating a Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-29
Conserving Battery Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-33
Storing a Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-35
Disposing of a Used Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-36
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Turning the Notebook or Display On or Off . . . . . 2-10
Initiating or Resuming from Standby . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Initiating or Restoring from Hibernation . . . . . . . . 2-12
Using Emergency Shutdown Procedures . . . . . . . . 2-14
Accessing the Power Options Window . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Displaying the Power Meter Icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Setting or Changing a Power Scheme. . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Using a Security Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Identifying Battery Packs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
Inserting or Removing a Primary Battery Pack . . . 2-21
Charging the Primary Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23
Charging an Optional Travel Battery . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24
Charging a New Battery Pack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24
Charging an In-Use Battery Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24
Obtaining Accurate Charge Information . . . . . . . . 2-25
Displaying Charge Information on the Screen . . . . 2-25
Identifying Low-Battery Conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27
Resolving Low-Battery Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-28
When to Calibrate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-29
How to Calibrate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-29
Conserving Power As You Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-33
Selecting Power Conservation Settings . . . . . . . . . 2-34
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