HP Pavilion dv3-4001tx Entertainment Notebook PC - Manual (Page 7)

A movie stops, skips, or plays erratically ........................................................................... 45
A movie is not visible on an external display ..................................................................... 45
The process of burning a disc does not begin, or it stops before completion .................... 45
A DVD or BD playing in Windows Media Player produces no sound or display ................ 46
A device driver must be reinstalled .................................................................................... 46
Obtaining the latest HP device drivers .............................................................. 46
Obtaining the latest Windows device drivers .................................................... 47
5 Power management ...................................................................................................................................... 48
Setting power options ......................................................................................................................... 48
Using power-saving states ................................................................................................. 48
Initiating and exiting Sleep ................................................................................ 48
Initiating and exiting Hibernation ....................................................................... 49
Using the battery meter ..................................................................................................... 49
Using power plans ............................................................................................................. 49
Viewing the current power plan ......................................................................... 50
Selecting a different power plan ........................................................................ 50
Customizing power plans .................................................................................. 50
Setting password protection on wakeup ............................................................................ 50
Using external AC power .................................................................................................................... 50
Connecting the AC adapter ............................................................................................... 51
Testing an AC adapter ....................................................................................................... 52
Using battery power ........................................................................................................................... 52
Identifying batteries ............................................................................................................ 53
Finding battery information in Help and Support ............................................................... 53
Using Battery Check .......................................................................................................... 53
Displaying the remaining battery charge ........................................................................... 53
Inserting or removing the battery ....................................................................................... 53
Charging a battery ............................................................................................................. 54
Maximizing battery discharge time .................................................................................... 55
Managing low battery levels .............................................................................................. 55
Identifying low battery levels ............................................................................. 55
Resolving a low battery level ............................................................................. 56
Resolving a low battery level when external power is available ....... 56
Resolving a low battery level when a charged battery is
available ........................................................................................... 56
Resolving a low battery level when no power source is
available ........................................................................................... 56
Resolving a low battery level when the computer cannot exit
Hibernation ....................................................................................... 56
Calibrating a battery ........................................................................................................... 56
Step 1: Fully charge the battery ........................................................................ 57
Step 2: Disable Hibernation and Sleep ............................................................. 57
Step 3: Discharge the battery ............................................................................ 58
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