Manual
Table Of Contents
- Starting right
- Getting to know your computer
- Connecting to a network
- Enjoying entertainment features
- Navigating using touch gestures, pointing devices and the keyboard
- Managing power
- Initiating Sleep and Hibernation
- Using the power meter and power settings
- Running on battery power
- Running on external AC power
- HP CoolSense (select models only)
- Shutting down (turning off) the computer
- Managing and sharing information
- Maintaining your computer
- Securing your computer and information
- Using Setup Utility (BIOS) and HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI)
- Backing up, restoring, and recovering
- Specifications
- Electrostatic Discharge
- Index

display brightness decreases to conserve battery life. The battery in the computer slowly discharges
when the computer is off and unplugged from external power.
Computer battery life varies, depending on power management settings, programs running on the
computer, display brightness, external devices connected to the computer, and other factors.
Removing a user-replaceable battery
WARNING! To reduce potential safety issues, use only the user-replaceable battery provided with
the computer, a replacement battery provided by HP, or a compatible battery purchased from HP.
CAUTION: Removing a user-replaceable battery that is the sole power source for the computer can
cause loss of information. To prevent loss of information, save your work or shut down the computer
through Windows before removing the battery.
1. Slide the battery lock latch (1), and then slide the battery release latch (2) to release the battery.
2. Remove the battery (3) from the computer.
Finding battery information
To monitor the status of your battery, or if the battery is no longer holding a charge, run Battery Check
in HP Support Assistant. To access battery information, from the Start screen, type support, select
the HP Support Assistant app, and then select Battery and performance.
HP Support Assistant provides the following tools and information about the battery:
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Battery test
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Information on battery types, specifications, life cycles, and capacity
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