HP EliteBook 8570w Mobile Workstation - Manual (Page 7)

Using power-saving states ................................................................................................. 39
Intel Rapid Start Technology (select models only) ............................................ 40
Initiating and exiting Sleep ................................................................................ 40
Enabling and exiting user-initiated Hibernation ................................................. 40
Setting password protection on wakeup ........................................................... 41
Using the power meter and power settings ....................................................... 41
Using battery power ........................................................................................................... 41
Finding additional battery information ............................................................... 42
Using Battery Check ......................................................................................... 42
Displaying the remaining battery charge ........................................................... 42
Maximizing battery discharge time .................................................................... 42
Managing low battery levels .............................................................................. 42
Identifying low battery levels ............................................................. 43
Resolving a low battery level ............................................................ 43
Inserting or removing the battery ...................................................................... 43
Conserving battery power ................................................................................. 44
Storing a user-replaceable battery (select models only) ................................... 44
Disposing of a user-replaceable battery (select models only) ........................... 44
Replacing a user-replaceable battery (select models only) .............................. 45
Using external AC power ................................................................................................... 45
Testing an AC adapter ...................................................................................... 46
7 External cards and devices .......................................................................................................................... 47
Using Media Card Reader cards (select models only) ....................................................................... 47
Inserting a digital card ........................................................................................................ 47
Removing a digital card ..................................................................................................... 47
Using ExpressCards (select models only) .......................................................................................... 48
Configuring an ExpressCard .............................................................................................. 48
Inserting an ExpressCard .................................................................................................. 49
Removing an ExpressCard ................................................................................................ 50
Using smart cards (select models only) ............................................................................................. 50
Inserting a smart card ........................................................................................................ 51
Removing a smart card ...................................................................................................... 51
Using a USB device ........................................................................................................................... 51
Connecting a USB device .................................................................................................. 52
Removing a USB device .................................................................................................... 52
Using 1394 devices (select models only) ........................................................................................... 52
Connecting a 1394 device ................................................................................................. 53
Removing a 1394 device ................................................................................................... 53
Using an eSATA device (select models only) .................................................................................... 53
Connecting an eSATA device ............................................................................................ 54
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