HP EliteBook 2570p Notebook PC - Manual (Page 7)

Using power management ................................................................................................. 38
Viewing the current power management settings ............................................. 38
Changing the current power management settings .......................................... 38
Using battery power ........................................................................................................................... 38
Displaying the remaining battery charge ........................................................................... 39
Inserting or removing the battery ....................................................................................... 39
Charging a battery ............................................................................................................. 40
Maximizing battery life ....................................................................................................... 41
Managing low battery levels .............................................................................................. 41
Identifying low battery levels ............................................................................. 41
Resolving a low battery level ............................................................................. 42
Resolving a low battery level when external power is available ....... 42
Resolving a low battery level when a charged battery 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 ....................................................................................... 42
Conserving battery power .................................................................................................. 42
Storing a battery ................................................................................................................ 42
Disposing of a used battery ............................................................................................... 43
Replacing the battery ......................................................................................................... 43
Using external AC power .................................................................................................................... 43
Testing an AC adapter ....................................................................................................... 44
7 Drives ............................................................................................................................................................. 45
Handling drives ................................................................................................................................... 45
Removing or replacing the service door ............................................................................................. 46
Removing the service door ................................................................................................ 46
Replacing or upgrading the hard drive ............................................................................................... 47
Removing the hard drive .................................................................................................... 47
Using optical drives (select models only) ........................................................................................... 48
Identifying the installed optical drive .................................................................................. 48
Inserting an optical disc ..................................................................................................... 48
Tray-load ........................................................................................................... 48
Removing an optical disc ................................................................................................... 48
Tray-load ........................................................................................................... 48
When the disc tray opens normally .................................................. 49
When the disc tray fails to open ....................................................... 49
8 External cards and devices .......................................................................................................................... 51
Using Media Card Reader cards (select models only) ....................................................................... 51
Inserting a digital card ........................................................................................................ 51
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