HP Notebook Series User Manual

Contents
Hardware and Software Guide vii
Using an ExpressCard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–9
Configuring an ExpressCard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–10
Inserting an ExpressCard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–10
Removing an ExpressCard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–12
Using Digital Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–13
Using the Digital Media Light. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–14
Inserting Digital Memory Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–15
Removing Digital Memory Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–16
Disabling or Restarting Digital Memory Cards. . . . 6–17
Increasing Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–17
Displaying Memory Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–18
Removing or Inserting a Memory Module . . . . . . . 6–19
7 Drives
About Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–1
Caring for Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–3
Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–4
Identifying the Hard Drive Activity Light. . . . . . . . . 7–4
Replacing the Internal Hard Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–5
Optical Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–10
Inserting an Optical Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–10
Removing an Optical Disc (With Power) . . . . . . . . 7–11
Removing an Optical Disc (Without Power). . . . . . 7–12
Playing an Optical Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–13
Boot Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–15
Optional HP USB Digital Drive (Select
Models Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–15
Installing an Optional SD Memory Card. . . . . . . . . 7–16
Inserting an Optional Digital Drive into
the Digital Drive Bay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–18
Removing an Optional Digital Drive from
the Digital Drive Bay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–19
Connecting a Digital Drive to a USB Port . . . . . . . 7–20

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