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Initiating and exiting Sleep ................................................................................................. 42
Initiating and exiting Hibernation ........................................................................................ 43
Setting password protection on wakeup ............................................................................ 43
Using the power meter ....................................................................................................................... 44
Selecting a power plan ....................................................................................................................... 44
Running on battery power .................................................................................................................. 45
Removing a user-replaceable battery ................................................................................ 45
Finding battery information ................................................................................................ 45
Conserving battery power .................................................................................................. 46
Identifying low battery levels .............................................................................................. 46
Storing a user-replaceable battery ..................................................................................... 46
Disposing of a user-replaceable battery ............................................................................ 47
Replacing a user-replaceable battery ................................................................................ 47
Running on external power ................................................................................................................ 47
Using HP CoolSense (select models only) ......................................................................................... 48
Shutting down the computer ............................................................................................................... 48
7 Managing and sharing information ............................................................................................................. 49
Using a USB device ........................................................................................................................... 49
Connecting a USB device .................................................................................................. 49
Removing a USB device .................................................................................................... 50
Connecting a powered USB device ................................................................................... 50
Inserting and removing digital storage cards ...................................................................................... 51
Using optical drives ............................................................................................................................ 52
Inserting an optical disc ..................................................................................................... 53
Removing an optical disc ................................................................................................... 54
Sharing drives on the network ........................................................................................... 54
8 Maintaining your computer .......................................................................................................................... 55
Improving performance ...................................................................................................................... 55
Handling drives .................................................................................................................. 55
Replacing a hard drive ....................................................................................................... 56
Using HP 3D DriveGuard ................................................................................................... 58
Using Disk Defragmenter ................................................................................................... 58
Using Disk Cleanup ........................................................................................................... 58
Adding or replacing memory modules ............................................................................... 59
Updating programs and drivers .......................................................................................................... 62
Cleaning your computer ..................................................................................................................... 62
Cleaning the display, sides, and cover .............................................................................. 62
Cleaning the TouchPad and keyboard .............................................................................. 62
Traveling with or shipping your computer ........................................................................................... 63
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