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Test the status of your battery

With the Smart Battery Technology available in the latest HP products, you can automatically test the status of your battery using HP Battery Check.
Equipped with a microchip, Smart Batteries maintain and report their own status, thus providing users with accurate information, whether they use different batteries in the same notebook or the same battery in different notebooks.

Test your battery using HP Battery Check

Running HP Battery Check with HP Support Assistant installed:

1. Click Start
2. Click HP Support Assistant
3. Click Troubleshoot
4. Click the Power, Thermal and Mechanical button
5. From the Power tab, click HP Battery Check

1. Click Start
2. Click All Programs
3. Click on the HP Folder
4. Then click HP Battery Check

The results of the Battery test will be presented immediately. Detailed instructions are provided with the results.

More information links:

• Download HP Battery Check
• HP Support Assistant
• HP Battery Check Frequently Asked Questions for Notebooks Running Windows XP and Windows 2000
• HP Battery Check Frequently Asked Questions for Windows Vista and Windows 7

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