HP Pavilion dv7-6c73ca Entertainment Notebook PC - Manual (Page 7)

7 Power management ...................................................................................................................................... 40
Inserting or removing the battery ........................................................................................................ 40
Inserting the battery ........................................................................................................... 40
Removing the battery ......................................................................................................... 41
Shutting down the computer ............................................................................................................... 42
Setting power options ......................................................................................................................... 42
Using power-saving states ................................................................................................. 42
Initiating and exiting Sleep ................................................................................ 43
Initiating and exiting Hibernation ....................................................................... 43
Using the power meter ....................................................................................................... 44
Using power plans ............................................................................................................. 44
Viewing the current power plan ......................................................................... 44
Selecting a different power plan ........................................................................ 44
Customizing power plans .................................................................................. 44
Setting password protection on wakeup ............................................................................ 45
Using HP Power Manager (select models only) ................................................................................. 45
Using battery power ........................................................................................................................... 46
Finding battery information ................................................................................................ 46
Using Battery Check .......................................................................................................... 46
Displaying the remaining battery charge ........................................................................... 47
Maximizing battery discharge time .................................................................................... 47
Managing low battery levels .............................................................................................. 47
Identifying low battery levels ............................................................................. 47
Resolving a low battery level ............................................................................. 48
Resolving a low battery level when external power is available ....... 48
Resolving a low battery level when a charged battery is available ... 48
Resolving a low battery level when no power source is available .... 48
Resolving a low battery level when the computer cannot exit
Hibernation ....................................................................................... 48
Conserving battery power .................................................................................................. 48
Storing a battery ................................................................................................................ 48
Disposing of a used battery ............................................................................................... 49
Replacing the battery ......................................................................................................... 49
Using external AC power .................................................................................................................... 49
Testing an AC adapter ....................................................................................................... 50
8 External cards and devices .......................................................................................................................... 51
Using Digital Media Slot cards (select models only) .......................................................................... 51
Inserting a digital card ........................................................................................................ 51
Removing a digital card ..................................................................................................... 52
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