Traveling with or shipping your computer
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Securing your computer and information
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55
Using passwords
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55
Setting Windows passwords
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56
Setting Setup Utility (BIOS) passwords
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56
Using Internet security software
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57
Using antivirus software
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57
Using firewall software
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57
Installing software updates
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57
Installing Windows updates
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57
Installing HP and third-party software updates
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58
Securing your wireless network
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58
Backing up your software applications and information
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58
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Using Setup Utility (BIOS) and System Diagnostics
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59
Starting Setup Utility (BIOS)
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59
Updating the BIOS
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59
Determining the BIOS version
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59
Downloading a BIOS update
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60
Using System Diagnostics
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61
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Backing up, restoring, and recovering
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62
Creating recovery media and backups
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62
Restore and recovery
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62
Using Windows Refresh for quick and easy recovery
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64
Remove everything and reinstall Windows
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64
Recovering using HP Recovery Manager
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65
What you need to know
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65
Using the HP Recovery partition to recover (select models only)
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65
Changing the boot order
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66
Removing the HP Recovery partition
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66
12
Specifications
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67
Input power
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67
Operating environment
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67
13
Electrostatic Discharge
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Index
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