HP Pavilion 15 Aw000 Notebook Pc Series Manual

							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.


						

							abatteryhasreachedtheendofitsusefullife,donotdisposeofthebatteryingeneralhouseholdwaste.Followthelocallawsandregulationsinyourareaforbatterydisposal.
Finding battery information
Toaccessbatteryinformation:
1.Typesupportinthetaskbarsearchbox,andthenselecttheHP Support Assistantapp.
–or–
Clickthequestionmarkiconinthetaskbar.
2.SelectMy PC,selecttheDiagnostics and toolstab,andthenselectHP Battery Check.IfHPBattery
Checkindicatesthatyourbatteryshouldbereplaced,contactsupport.
HPSupportAssistantprovidesthefollowingtoolsandinformationaboutthebattery:


						

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


						

							Ifthecomputerisunresponsiveandyouareunabletousetheprecedingshutdownprocedures,trythe
followingemergencyproceduresinthesequenceprovided:


						

							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

						

							WARNING!Topreventelectricshockordamagetocomponents,donotattempttocleanyourcomputer
whileitison.
1.Turno

						

							8Securing your computer and information
Computersecurityisessentialforprotectingthecon