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Finding battery information, Conserving battery power, Identifying low battery levels – HP Pavilion 13z-p100 CTO x2 PC User Manual

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Do not attempt to remove or replace the factory-sealed battery. Removing or replacing the battery
could affect your warranty coverage. If the battery is no longer holding a charge, contact support.

When a battery has reached the end of its useful life, do not dispose of the battery in general
household waste. Follow the local laws and regulations in your area for battery disposal.

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:

Battery test

Information on battery types, specifications, life cycles, and capacity

Conserving battery power

Tips for conserving battery power and maximizing battery life:

Lower the brightness on the display.

Select the Power saver setting in Power Options.

Turn off wireless when you are not using them.

Disconnect unused external devices that are not plugged into an external power source, such as
an external hard drive connected to a USB port.

Stop, disable, or remove any external media cards that you are not using.

Before you leave your work, initiate Sleep or shut down the computer.

Identifying low battery levels

When a battery that is the sole power source for the computer reaches a low or critical battery level,
the following behavior occurs:

The battery light (select models only) indicates a low or critical battery level.

– or –

The power meter icon on the Windows desktop shows a low or critical battery notification.

NOTE:

For additional information about the power meter, see

Using the power meter and

power settings on page 45

.

The computer takes the following actions for a critical battery level:

If Hibernation is disabled and the computer is on or in the Sleep state, the computer remains
briefly in the Sleep state, and then shuts down and loses any unsaved information.

If Hibernation is enabled and the computer is on or in the Sleep state, the computer initiates
Hibernation.

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Chapter 6 Managing power