HP EliteBook 2170p Notebook PC - Manual (Page 7)

Using battery power ........................................................................................................................... 35
Displaying the remaining battery charge ........................................................................... 36
Inserting or removing the battery ....................................................................................... 36
Charging a battery ............................................................................................................. 37
Maximizing battery life ....................................................................................................... 38
Managing low battery levels .............................................................................................. 38
Identifying low battery levels ............................................................................. 38
Resolving a low battery level ............................................................................. 39
Resolving a low battery level when external power is available ....... 39
Resolving a low battery level when a charged battery is available ... 39
Resolving a low battery level when no power source is available .... 39
Resolving a low battery level when the computer cannot exit
Hibernation ....................................................................................... 39
Conserving battery power .................................................................................................. 39
Storing a battery ................................................................................................................ 39
Disposing of a used battery ............................................................................................... 40
Replacing the battery ......................................................................................................... 40
Using external AC power .................................................................................................................... 40
Testing an AC adapter ....................................................................................................... 41
7 Drives ............................................................................................................................................................. 42
Handling drives ................................................................................................................................... 42
Removing or replacing the service door ............................................................................................. 43
Removing the service door ................................................................................................ 43
Replacing the service door ................................................................................................ 44
Replacing or upgrading the hard drive ............................................................................................... 45
Removing the hard drive .................................................................................................... 45
Installing a hard drive ......................................................................................................... 46
Using optical drives (select models only) ........................................................................................... 47
Identifying the installed optical drive .................................................................................. 47
Inserting an optical disc ..................................................................................................... 47
Tray-load ........................................................................................................... 47
Removing an optical disc ................................................................................................... 48
Tray-load ........................................................................................................... 48
When the disc tray opens normally .................................................. 48
When the disc tray fails to open ....................................................... 49
8 External cards and devices .......................................................................................................................... 50
Using Media Card Reader cards (select models only) ....................................................................... 50
Inserting a digital card ........................................................................................................ 50
Removing a digital card ..................................................................................................... 50
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