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HP Pavilion dv4-5110us Entertainment Notebook PC User Manual

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Running on battery power .................................................................................................................. 41

Removing a user-replaceable battery ................................................................................ 41
Finding battery information ................................................................................................ 42
Conserving battery power .................................................................................................. 42
Identifying low battery levels .............................................................................................. 42
Storing a user-replaceable battery ..................................................................................... 43
Disposing of a user-replaceable battery ............................................................................ 43
Replacing a user-replaceable battery ................................................................................ 43

Running on external AC power .......................................................................................................... 44
HP CoolSense .................................................................................................................................... 44
Refreshing your software content with Intel Smart Connect Technology (select models only) .......... 45
Shutting down the computer ............................................................................................................... 45

7 Managing and sharing information ............................................................................................................. 46

Using a USB device ........................................................................................................................... 47

Connecting a USB device .................................................................................................. 47
Removing a USB device .................................................................................................... 48
Connecting a powered USB device ................................................................................... 48

Inserting and removing a digital storage card .................................................................................... 49
Using optical drives ............................................................................................................................ 50

Inserting an optical disc ..................................................................................................... 51
Removing an optical disc ................................................................................................... 52
Sharing drives on the network ........................................................................................... 53

8 Maintaining your computer .......................................................................................................................... 54

Improving performance ...................................................................................................................... 55

Handling drives .................................................................................................................. 55
Replacing a hard drive ....................................................................................................... 56
Using HP 3D DriveGuard (select models only) .................................................................. 58
Using Disk Defragmenter ................................................................................................... 59
Using Disk Cleanup ........................................................................................................... 59
Adding or replacing memory modules ............................................................................... 60

Updating programs and drivers .......................................................................................................... 63
Cleaning your computer ..................................................................................................................... 63

Cleaning the display, sides, and cover .............................................................................. 63
Cleaning the TouchPad and keyboard .............................................................................. 63

Traveling with your computer ............................................................................................................. 64

9 Securing your computer and information .................................................................................................. 65

Locating your security software .......................................................................................................... 66

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