HP Notebook Series Hardware Guide

Contents
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Using Drive Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–4
Avoiding Standby and Hibernation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–4
Displaying Media Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–5
Adding a Drive to the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–6
Using the IDE Drive Light. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–7
Inserting and Removing Drive Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–8
Inserting a CD or DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–8
Removing a CD or DVD (With Power) . . . . . . . . . 4–10
Removing a CD or DVD (Without Power) . . . . . . . 4–12
Inserting a Diskette (Select Models) . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–14
Removing a Diskette (Select Models) . . . . . . . . . . . 4–15
Installing an Optional HP USB Digital Drive
(Select Models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–16
Installing an Optional SD Memory Card. . . . . . . . . 4–17
Connecting an Optional Digital Drive to the
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–18
Inserting an Optional Digital Drive into an
Optional Digital Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–22
Removing an Optional Digital Drive from an
Optional Digital Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–24
Finding Optional Drive Software Information . . . . 4–25
5 Audio and Video
Adjusting Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–1
Using the Volume Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–1
Using the Volume Control Icon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–2
Using the Internal Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–3
Connecting an Audio Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–4
Identifying Audio Jacks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–4
Using the Microphone Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–5
Using the Audio-Out Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–6
Connecting an S-Video Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–7
Connecting the Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–7
Turning a Video Device On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–9
Changing the Color Television Format . . . . . . . . . . . 5–9

HP Notebook Series Specifications

General

Category	Laptop
Series	Notebook Series
Processor	Varies by model (e.g., Intel Core i3/i5/i7, AMD Ryzen)
RAM	Varies by model (e.g., 4GB, 8GB, 16GB)
Storage	Varies by model (e.g., 256GB SSD, 1TB HDD)
Display	14-inch to 17.3-inch HD or FHD (varies by model)
Operating System	Windows 10 or Windows 11 (varies by model)
Graphics	Integrated Intel or AMD Graphics or Discrete NVIDIA or AMD Graphics (varies by model)
Battery	Varies by model
Weight	Varies by model