8
Drives and external devices
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54
Drives
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54
Identifying installed drives
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54
Handling drives
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54
Improving hard drive performance
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55
Using Disk Defragmenter
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55
Using Disk Cleanup
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56
Replacing the hard drive in the hard drive bay
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56
Using HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection (select models only)
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58
Identifying HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection status
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58
Managing power with a parked hard drive
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59
Using HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection software
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59
Using external drives
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59
Connecting optional external drives
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60
Sharing optical drives
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60
External devices
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61
Using a USB device
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61
Connecting a USB device
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61
Removing a USB device
...................................................................................
61
Using Digital Media Slot cards
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62
Inserting a digital card
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62
Removing a digital card
.....................................................................................
63
9
Security
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64
Protecting the computer
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64
Using passwords
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64
Setting passwords in Windows
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65
Setting passwords in Setup Utility
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65
Administrator password
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66
Managing an administrator password
...............................................
66
Entering an administrator password
.................................................
66
Power-on password
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67
Managing a power-on password
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67
Entering a power-on password
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67
Using antivirus software
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67
Using firewall software
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68
Installing critical security updates
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68
Installing an optional security cable
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68
10
Changing QuickWeb settings
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70
Turning HP QuickWeb on and off
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70
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