Replacing the battery ......................................................................................................... 80
Testing an AC adapter ....................................................................................................................... 81
Shutting down the computer ............................................................................................................... 81
7 Drives ............................................................................................................................................................. 83
Identifying installed drives .................................................................................................................. 83
Handling drives ................................................................................................................................... 84
Improving hard drive performance ..................................................................................................... 85
Using Disk Defragmenter ................................................................................................... 85
Using Disk Cleanup ........................................................................................................... 85
Using HP 3D DriveGuard ................................................................................................................... 86
Identifying HP 3D DriveGuard status ................................................................................. 86
Using HP 3D DriveGuard software .................................................................................... 87
Replacing the hard drive in the hard drive bay ................................................................................... 88
8 External devices ............................................................................................................................................ 92
Using a USB device ........................................................................................................................... 92
Connecting a USB device .................................................................................................. 92
Removing a USB device .................................................................................................... 92
Using USB legacy support ................................................................................................. 93
Using a 1394 device ........................................................................................................................... 94
Connecting a 1394 device ................................................................................................. 94
Removing a 1394 device ................................................................................................... 94
Using external drives .......................................................................................................................... 95
Using optional external devices ......................................................................................... 95
Using the docking connector .............................................................................................................. 96
9 External media cards .................................................................................................................................... 97
Using Media Card Reader cards ........................................................................................................ 97
Inserting a digital card ........................................................................................................ 97
Removing a digital card ..................................................................................................... 98
Using ExpressCards (select models only) .......................................................................................... 99
Configuring an ExpressCard .............................................................................................. 99
Inserting an ExpressCard .................................................................................................. 99
Removing an ExpressCard .............................................................................................. 100
Using Smart Cards (select models only) .......................................................................................... 101
Inserting a smart card ...................................................................................................... 101
Removing a smart card .................................................................................................... 102
10 Memory modules ...................................................................................................................................... 103
Adding or replacing a memory module ............................................................................................. 104
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