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Replacing the battery ......................................................................................................... 25

Using external AC power .................................................................................................................... 25

Testing an AC adapter ....................................................................................................... 26

Using HP CoolSense (select models only) ......................................................................................... 26

5 External cards and devices .......................................................................................................................... 27

Using Digital Media Slot cards (select models only) .......................................................................... 27

Inserting a digital card ........................................................................................................ 27

Removing a digital card ..................................................................................................... 28

Using ExpressCards (select models only) .......................................................................................... 28

Configuring an ExpressCard .............................................................................................. 28

Inserting an ExpressCard .................................................................................................. 28

Removing an ExpressCard ................................................................................................ 29

Using smart cards (select models only) ............................................................................................. 30

Inserting a smart card ........................................................................................................ 30

Removing a smart card ...................................................................................................... 31

Using a USB device ........................................................................................................................... 31

Connecting a USB device .................................................................................................. 31

Removing a USB device .................................................................................................... 32

Using 1394 devices (select models only) ........................................................................................... 32

Connecting a 1394 device ................................................................................................. 32

Removing a 1394 device ................................................................................................... 33

Using an eSATA device (select models only) .................................................................................... 33

Connecting an eSATA device ............................................................................................ 33

Removing an eSATA device .............................................................................................. 34

Using optional external devices .......................................................................................................... 34

Using optional external drives ............................................................................................ 34

Using the expansion port (select models only) .................................................................. 34

6 Drives ............................................................................................................................................................. 36

Handling drives ................................................................................................................................... 36

Using hard drives ............................................................................................................................... 37

Improving hard drive performance ..................................................................................... 37

Using Disk Defragmenter .................................................................................. 37

Using Disk Cleanup ........................................................................................... 37

Using HP 3D DriveGuard (select models only) .................................................................. 37

Identifying HP 3D DriveGuard status ................................................................ 38

Managing power with a parked hard drive ........................................................ 38

Using HP 3D DriveGuard software ................................................................... 38

Using optical drives (select models only) ........................................................................................... 39

Identifying the installed optical drive (select models only) ................................................. 39

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