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HP EliteBook 8470w Mobile Workstation User Manual

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Changing the current power management settings .......................................... 39

Using battery power ........................................................................................................................... 39

Displaying the remaining battery charge ........................................................................... 40
Inserting or removing the battery ....................................................................................... 40
Charging a battery ............................................................................................................. 41
Maximizing battery life ....................................................................................................... 42
Managing low battery levels .............................................................................................. 42

Identifying low battery levels ............................................................................. 42
Resolving a low battery level ............................................................................. 43

Resolving a low battery level when external power is available ....... 43
Resolving a low battery level when a charged battery is available ... 43
Resolving a low battery level when no power source is available .... 43
Resolving a low battery level when the computer cannot exit
Hibernation ....................................................................................... 43

Conserving battery power .................................................................................................. 43
Storing a battery ................................................................................................................ 43
Disposing of a used battery ............................................................................................... 44
Replacing the battery ......................................................................................................... 44

Using external AC power .................................................................................................................... 44

Testing an AC adapter ....................................................................................................... 45

7 Drives ............................................................................................................................................................. 46

Handling drives ................................................................................................................................... 46
Removing or replacing the service door ............................................................................................. 47

Removing the service door ................................................................................................ 47
Replacing the service door ................................................................................................ 48

Replacing or upgrading the hard drive ............................................................................................... 48

Removing the hard drive .................................................................................................... 49
Installing a hard drive ......................................................................................................... 51

Replacing an optical drive .................................................................................................................. 53
Using optical drives (select models only) ........................................................................................... 55

Identifying the installed optical drive .................................................................................. 55
Inserting an optical disc ..................................................................................................... 55

Tray-load ........................................................................................................... 55

Removing an optical disc ................................................................................................... 55

Tray-load ........................................................................................................... 55

When the disc tray opens normally .................................................. 56
When the disc tray fails to open ....................................................... 56

8 External cards and devices .......................................................................................................................... 58

Using Media Card Reader cards (select models only) ....................................................................... 58

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