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Drives and external devices
Drives
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59
Identifying installed drives
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59
Handling drives
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59
Improving hard drive performance
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60
Using Disk Defragmenter
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60
Using Disk Cleanup
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60
Using HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection (select models only)
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61
Identifying HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection status
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61
Managing power with a parked hard drive
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61
Using HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection software
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62
Using external drives
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62
Connecting optional external drives
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62
Using the external optical drive (select models only)
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63
Removing an optical disc when the disc tray will not open
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63
Sharing optical drives
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64
External devices
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66
Using a USB device
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66
Connecting a USB device
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66
Removing a USB device
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66
Using an eSATA device
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67
Connecting an eSATA device
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67
Removing an eSATA device
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67
Using Digital Media Slot cards
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68
Inserting a digital card
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68
Removing a digital card
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69
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Memory modules
Adding or replacing a memory module in single-slot models
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71
Adding or replacing a memory module in double-slot models
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74
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Security
Protecting the computer
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78
Using passwords
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79
Setting passwords in Windows
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79
Setting passwords in Setup Utility
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80
Administrator password
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80
Managing an administrator password
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81
Entering an administrator password
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81
Power-on password
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81
Managing a power-on password
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82
Entering a power-on password
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82
Using antivirus software
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83
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