User's Guide
Table Of Contents
- Getting started
- Components
- Network connections
- Navigating the screen
- Using touchpad and touch screen gestures
- Tap
- Two-finger pinch zoom
- Two-finger slide (touchpad and precision touchpad)
- Two-finger tap (touchpad and precision touchpad)
- Three-finger tap (touchpad and precision touchpad)
- Four-finger tap (touchpad and precision touchpad)
- Three-finger swipe (touchpad and precision touchpad)
- Four-finger swipe (precision touchpad)
- One-finger slide (touch screen)
- Using an optional keyboard or mouse
- Using an on-screen keyboard
- Using touchpad and touch screen gestures
- Entertainment features
- Managing power
- Security
- Maintenance
- Backing up, restoring, and recovering
- Computer Setup (BIOS)
- Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics UEFI
- Specifications
- Electrostatic discharge
- Accessibility
- Index
Using HP Fast Charge
The HP Fast Charge feature allows you to quickly charge your computer battery. Charging time might vary by
±10%. When the remaining battery charge is between 0 and 50%, the battery charges to 90% of full capacity
in no more than 90 minutes.
To use HP Fast Charge, shut down your computer, and then connect the AC adapter to your computer and to
external power.
Displaying battery charge
To view the percentage of remaining battery charge, place the mouse pointer over the Power icon.
Conserving battery power
Follow these steps to conserve battery power and maximize battery life.
● Lower the brightness of the display.
● Turn
o wireless devices when you are not using them.
● Disconnect unused external devices that are not plugged into an external power source, such as an
ex
ternal hard drive connected to a USB port.
● Stop, disable, or remove any external media cards that you are not using.
● Before you leave your work, initiate Sleep or shut down the computer.
Identifying low battery levels
When a battery that is the sole power source for the computer reaches a low or critical battery level, the
c
omputer warns you in one of several ways.
● The battery light indicates a low or critical battery level.
– or –
● The Power icon
shows a low or critical battery notication.
NOTE: For additional information about the Power icon, see Using the Power icon and Power Options
on page 28.
The computer takes the following actions for a critical battery level:
● If the computer is in the Sleep state, the computer remains briey in the Sleep state and then shuts
do
wn and loses any unsaved information.
Resolving a low battery level
You can quickly resolve low battery level conditions.
Resolving a low battery level when external power is available
Connect one of the following to the computer and to external power.
● AC adapter
● Optional docking device or expansion product
● Optional power adapter purchased as an accessory from HP
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