User guide

Using the integrated numeric keypad ................................................................................ 38
6 Managing power ............................................................................................................................................. 39
Initiating Sleep and Hibernation ......................................................................................................... 39
Intel Rapid Start Technology (select models only) ............................................................ 39
Manually initiating and exiting Sleep .................................................................................. 40
Manually initiating and exiting Hibernation (select models only) ....................................... 40
Setting password protection on wakeup ............................................................................ 40
Using the power meter and power settings ........................................................................................ 41
Running on battery power .................................................................................................................. 41
Removing a user-replaceable battery ................................................................................ 41
Finding battery information ................................................................................................ 41
Conserving battery power .................................................................................................. 42
Identifying low battery levels .............................................................................................. 42
Resolving a low battery level ............................................................................................. 42
Resolving a low battery level when external power is available ........................ 42
Resolving a low battery level when no power source is available ..................... 42
Resolving a low battery level when the computer cannot exit Hibernation ....... 43
Storing a user-replaceable battery ..................................................................................... 43
Disposing of a user-replaceable battery ............................................................................ 43
Replacing a user-replaceable battery ................................................................................ 43
Running on external AC power .......................................................................................................... 43
Troubleshooting power problems ...................................................................................... 44
HP CoolSense (select models only) ................................................................................................... 44
Refreshing your software content with Intel Smart Connect Technology (select models only) .......... 45
Shutting down (turning off) the computer ........................................................................................... 45
Hybrid Graphics and AMD Dual Graphics (select models only) ......................................................... 46
Using Hybrid Graphics (select models only) ...................................................................... 46
Using AMD Dual Graphics (select models only) ................................................................ 46
7 Maintaining your computer .............................................................................................................................. 47
Improving performance ...................................................................................................................... 47
Handling drives .................................................................................................................. 47
Replacing a hard drive ....................................................................................................... 48
Using HP 3D DriveGuard (select models only) .................................................................. 50
Identifying HP 3D DriveGuard status ................................................................ 50
Using Disk Defragmenter ................................................................................................... 50
Using Disk Cleanup ........................................................................................................... 51
Adding or replacing memory modules ............................................................................... 51
Updating programs and drivers ................................................................................................
.......... 53
Cleaning your computer ..................................................................................................................... 54
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