HP Pavilion 15 Ab500 Notebook Pc Series Touch Manual

							Manually initiating and exiting Sleep
YoucaninitiateSleepinanyofthefollowingways:

BClosethedisplay.

BSelecttheStartbutton,selectthePowericon,andthenselectSleep.
YoucanexitSleepinanyofthefollowingways:

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							Right-clickthePower metericon,andthenselectPower Options.
2.Intheleftpane,selectRequire a password on wakeup.
3.SelectChange Settings that are currently unavailable.
4.SelectRequire a password (recommended).
NOTE:Tocreateauseraccountpasswordorchangeyourcurrentuseraccountpassword,selectCreate 
or change your user account password
,andthenfollowtheon-screeninstructions.Ifyoudonotneed
tocreateorchangeauseraccountpassword,gotostep5.
5.SelectSave changes.
Using the power meter and power settings
ThepowermeterislocatedontheWindowstaskbar.Thepowermeterallowsyoutoquicklyaccesspower
settingsandviewtheremainingbatterycharge.

BToviewthepercentageofremainingbatterychargeandthecurrentpowerplan,placethemouse
pointeroverthepowermetericon
.

BTousePowerOptions,right–clickthepowermetericon,andthenselectanitemfromthelist.You
canalsotype
poweroptionsinthetaskbarsearchbox,andthenselectPower Options.
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							3.Removethebattery(2)fromthecomputer.

						

							3.Pivotthebattery(3)upward,andthenremovethebattery(4)fromthecomputer.

						

							Clickthequestionmarkiconinthetaskbar.
2.SelectMy PC,selecttheDiagnostics and toolstab,andthenselectHP Battery Check.IfHPBattery
Checkindicatesthatyourbatteryshouldbereplaced,contactsupport.
HPSupportAssistantprovidesthefollowingtoolsandinformationaboutthebattery:

BHPBatteryCheck

BInformationaboutbatterytypes,speci

						

							Resolving a low battery level
Resolving a low battery level when external power is available
Connectoneofthefollowingtothecomputerandtoexternalpower:

BACadapter

BOptionaldockingorexpansiondevice

BOptionalpoweradapterpurchasedasanaccessoryfromHP
Resolving a low battery level when no power source is available
Saveyourworkandshutdownthecomputer.
Resolving a low battery level when the computer cannot exit Hibernation
1.Replaceadischargeduser-replaceablebattery(selectproductsonly)withachargedbattery,orconnect
theACadaptertothecomputerandtoexternalpower.
2.ExitHibernationbypressingthepowerbutton.
Storing a user-replaceable battery 
CAUTION:Toreducetheriskofdamagetoabattery,donotexposeittohightemperaturesforextended
periodsoftime.
Ifacomputerwillbeunusedandunpluggedfromexternalpowerformorethan2weeks,removethebattery
andstoreitseparatelyinacool,dryplacetoprolongthebatterycharge.
Astoredbatteryshouldbecheckedevery6months.Ifthecapacityislessthan50percent,rechargethe batterybeforereturningittostorage.
Disposing of a user-replaceable battery 
WARNING!Toreducetheriskof

						

							ConnectthecomputertoACpowerunderanyofthefollowingconditions:WARNING!Donotchargethecomputerbatterywhileyouareaboardaircraft.

BWhenchargingorcalibratingabattery

BWheninstallingormodifyingsystemsoftware

BWhenwritinginformationtoadisc(selectproductsonly)

BWhenrunningDiskDefragmenteroncomputerswithinternalharddrives

BWhenperformingabackuporrecovery
WhenyouconnectthecomputertoACpower:

BThebatterybeginstocharge.

BThescreenbrightnessincreases.

BThepowermetericonchangesappearance.
WhenyoudisconnectACpower:

BThecomputerswitchestobatterypower.

BThescreenbrightnessautomaticallydecreasestosavebatterylife.

BThepowermetericonchangesappearance.
Troubleshooting power problems
TesttheACadapterifthecomputerexhibitsanyofthefollowingsymptomswhenitisconnectedtoACpower:

BThecomputerdoesnotturnon.

BThedisplaydoesnotturnon.

BThepowerlightsdonotturnon.
TotesttheACadapter:
1.Shutdownthecomputer.
2.ConnecttheACadaptertothecomputerandtothepowercord,andthenplugthepowercordintoanAC
outlet.
3.Turnonthecomputer.

BIfthepowerlightsturnon,theACadapterisworkingproperly.

BIfthepowerlightsremaino

						

							Shutting down (turning o

						

							7Maintaining your computer
Itisimportanttoperformregularmaintenancetokeepyourcomputerinoptimalcondition.ThischapterexplainshowtousetoolslikeDiskDefragmenterandDiskCleanup.Italsoprovidesinstructionsforupdating
programsanddrivers,stepstocleanthecomputer,andtipsfortravelingwith(orshipping)thecomputer.
Improving performance
Youcanimprovetheperformanceofyourcomputerbyperformingregularmaintenancetaskswithtoolssuch asDiskDefragmenterandDiskCleanup.
Using Disk Defragmenter
HPrecommendsusingDiskDefragmentertodefragmentyourharddriveatleastonceamonth.
NOTE:ItisnotnecessarytorunDiskDefragmenteronsolid-statedrives.
TorunDiskDefragmenter:
1.ConnectthecomputertoACpower.
2.Typedefragmentinthetaskbarsearchbox,andthenselectDefragment and optimize your drives.
3.Followtheon-screeninstructions.
Foradditionalinformation,accesstheDiskDefragmentersoftwareHelp.
Using Disk Cleanup
UseDiskCleanuptosearchtheharddriveforunnecessary

						

							NOTE:Becausesolid-statedrives(SSDs)lackmovingparts,HP3DDriveGuardisunnecessaryforthese
drives.
Formoreinformation,seetheHP3DDriveGuardsoftwareHelp.
Identifying HP 3D DriveGuard status
Theharddrivelightonthecomputerchangescolortoshowthatthedriveinaprimaryharddrivebayand/or thedriveinasecondaryharddrivebay(selectproductsonly)isparked.Todeterminewhetheradriveis
currentlyprotectedorwhetheritisparked,viewtheiconontheWindowsdesktopinthe
noti