HP Pavilion dm1-2001au Entertainment Notebook PC User Manual

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Customizing power plans .................................................................................. 65

Setting password protection on wakeup ............................................................................ 65

Using external AC power .................................................................................................................... 66

Connecting the AC adapter ............................................................................................... 67
Testing an AC adapter ....................................................................................................... 67

Using battery power ........................................................................................................................... 68

Finding battery information in Help and Support ............................................................... 68
Using Battery Check .......................................................................................................... 68
Displaying the remaining battery charge ........................................................................... 69
Inserting or removing the battery ....................................................................................... 69
Charging a battery ............................................................................................................. 70
Maximizing battery discharge time .................................................................................... 71
Managing low battery levels .............................................................................................. 71

Identifying low battery levels ............................................................................. 71
Resolving a low battery level ............................................................................. 71

Resolving a low battery level when external power is available ....... 71
Resolving a low battery level when a charged battery is
available ........................................................................................... 71
Resolving a low battery level when no power source is
available ........................................................................................... 72
Resolving a low battery level when the computer cannot exit
Hibernation ....................................................................................... 72

Calibrating a battery ........................................................................................................... 73

Step 1: Fully charge the battery ........................................................................ 73
Step 2: Disable Hibernation and Sleep ............................................................. 73
Step 3: Discharge the battery ............................................................................ 74
Step 4: Fully recharge the battery ..................................................................... 74
Step 5: Reenable Hibernation and Sleep .......................................................... 75

Conserving battery power .................................................................................................. 76
Storing a battery ................................................................................................................ 76
Disposing of a used battery ............................................................................................... 76

Shutting down the computer ............................................................................................................... 77

9 Security

Protecting the computer ..................................................................................................................... 78
Using passwords ................................................................................................................................ 79

Setting passwords in Windows .......................................................................................... 79
Setting passwords in Setup Utility ..................................................................................... 80

Administrator password ..................................................................................... 80

Managing an administrator password ............................................... 80
Entering an administrator password ................................................. 81

Power-on password .......................................................................................... 81

Managing a power-on password ...................................................... 81
Entering a power-on password ......................................................... 81

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