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optical drive eject button, identifying 10 optical drive, identifying 10 optional external devices, using 56 P passwords set in Setup Utility (BIOS) 76 set in Windows 76 pinching TouchPad gesture 29 pointing devices, setting preferences 25 ports external monitor 11, 36 HDMI 11, 37 USB 10, 11 VGA 36 power battery 45 conserving 48 options 41 power button, identifying 6 power connector, identifying 10 power lights, identifying 5 power meter 43 power plans customizing 43 selecting 43 viewing current 43 power-saving states 41 PowerDVD 38 Product Key 14 product name and number, computer 14 protecting your wireless network 22 Q QuickWeb Home Screen 16 starting 16 QuickWeb button, identifying 7 QuickWeb software 15 R readable media 41 recovering from the dedicated recovery partition 83 recovering from the recovery discs 84 recovery discs 82 recovery, system 83 regulatory information regulatory label 14 wireless certification labels 14 restore points 86 RJ-45 (network) jack, identifying 11 roaming to another network 23 S scrolling TouchPad gesture 29 security cable slot, identifying 11 security cable, installing 80 security, wireless 22 serial number 14 serial number, computer 14 setting password protection on wakeup 44 setting power options 41 setup of WLAN 21 Setup Utility (BIOS) changing the language 88 displaying system information 89 exiting 90 navigating and selecting 89 passwords set in 76 restoring factory settings 90 sharing optical drives 68 shutdown 41 Sleep exiting 42 initiating 42 slots Digital Media 9 security cable 11 software CyberLink PowerDVD 38 Disk Cleanup 58 Disk Defragmenter 58 HP 3D DriveGuard 60 HP Connection Manager 20 software updates, installing 79 speakers, identifying 9 storing a battery 48 supported discs 82 switchable graphics 51 system information hotkey 32 system information, displaying 89 system recovery 83 system restore points 86 T temperature 48 testing an AC adapter 50 TouchPad buttons 4 using 25 TouchPad gestures pinching 29 scrolling 29 zooming 29 TouchPad light 4, 5 TouchPad on/off button 4 TouchPad zone, identifying 4 traveling with the computer 14, 48, 102 troubleshooting burning discs 100 computer is unable to start up 94 computer on but not responding 95 computer screen is blank 94 computer unusually warm 95 disc play 99 external device 95 optical disc tray 97 optical drive detection 98 software functioning abnormally 94 wireless network connection 96 troubleshooting and support 94 turning off the computer 41 turning wireless devices on or off 20 U unresponsive system 41 USB cable, connecting 55 USB devices connecting 55 description 54 removing 55 USB hubs 54 USB ports, identifying 10, 11 using external AC power 49 using passwords 75 110 Index

Section	Page
Introduction	11
Important first steps	11
Finding information	12
Getting to know your computer	14
Top	14
TouchPad	14
Lights	15
Buttons and fingerprint reader	16
Keys	18
Front	19
Right side	20
Left side	21
Display	22
Bottom	23
Labels	24
HP QuickWeb	25
Getting started	25
Starting HP QuickWeb	26
Networking	27
Using an Internet service provider	28
Creating a wireless connection	29
Identifying wireless and network status icons	29
Turning wireless devices on or off	30
Using HP Connection Manager (select models only)	30
Using operating system controls	30
Using a WLAN	30
Connecting to an existing WLAN	31
Setting up a new WLAN network	31
Configuring a wireless router	32
Protecting your WLAN	32
Roaming to another network	33
Using Bluetooth wireless devices	33
Bluetooth and Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)	33
Connecting to a wired network	34
Connecting to a local area network (LAN)	34
Pointing devices and keyboard	35
Using pointing devices	35
Setting pointing device preferences	35
Using the TouchPad	35
Turning the TouchPad off or on	36
Navigating	37
Selecting	37
Using TouchPad gestures	38
Scrolling	39
Pinching/Zooming	39
Using the keyboard	40
Using the action keys	40
Using the hotkeys	42
Multimedia and other features	43
Using the media activity controls	43
Audio	43
Adjusting the volume	44
Checking audio functions on the computer	44
Intel Wireless Display	45
Using Beats Audio (select models only)	45
Webcam	46
Video	46
VGA	46
HDMI	47
Configuring audio for HDMI	47
Using CyberLink PowerDVD (select models only)	48
Power management	49
Inserting or removing the battery	49
Inserting the battery	49
Removing the battery	50
Shutting down the computer	51
Setting power options	51
Using power-saving states	51
Initiating and exiting Sleep	52
Initiating and exiting Hibernation	52
Using the power meter	53
Using power plans	53
Viewing the current power plan	53
Selecting a different power plan	53
Customizing power plans	53
Setting password protection on wakeup	54
Using HP Power Manager (select models only)	54
Using battery power	55
Finding battery information	55
Using Battery Check	55
Displaying the remaining battery charge	56
Maximizing battery discharge time	56
Managing low battery levels	56
Identifying low battery levels	56
Resolving a low battery level	57
Resolving a low battery level when external power is available	57
Resolving a low battery level when a charged battery is available	57
Resolving a low battery level when no power source is available	57
Resolving a low battery level when the computer cannot exit Hibernation	57
Conserving battery power	58
Storing a battery	58
Disposing of a used battery	58
Replacing the battery	58
Using external AC power	59
Testing an AC adapter	60
Switchable graphics/dual graphics (select models only)	61
Using switchable graphics (select models only)	61
Using dual graphics (select models only)	62
Refreshing your software content (select models only)	62
External cards and devices	63
Using Digital Media Slot cards (select models only)	63
Inserting a digital card	63
Removing a digital card	64
Using a USB device	64
Connecting a USB device	65
Removing a USB device	65
Using optional external devices	66
Using optional external drives	66
Drives	67
Handling drives	67
Using hard drives	68
Improving hard drive performance	68
Using Disk Defragmenter	68
Using Disk Cleanup	68
Using HP 3D DriveGuard (select models only)	69
Identifying HP 3D DriveGuard status	69
Managing power with a parked hard drive	70
Using HP 3D DriveGuard software	70
Adding or replacing a hard drive	71
Removing the hard drive	71
Installing a hard drive	73
Using optical drives	75
Identifying the installed optical drive	75
Inserting an optical disc	75
Removing an optical disc	76
When the disc tray opens normally	76
When the disc tray fails to open normally	77
Sharing optical drives	78
Memory modules	79
Adding or replacing memory modules	79
Securing your computer and information	84
Locating your security software (select models only)	85
Using passwords	85
Setting Windows passwords	86
Setting passwords in Setup Utility (BIOS)	86
Using the fingerprint reader	87
Registering fingerprints	87
Using your registered fingerprint to log on to Windows	87
Using Internet security software	88
Using antivirus software	88
Using firewall software	88
Installing software updates	89
Installing Windows security updates	89
Installing HP and third-party software updates	89
Securing your wireless network	89
Backing up your software applications and information	90
Using an optional security cable lock	90
Backup and recovery	91
Restoring the system	92
Creating restore media	92
Performing a system recovery	93
Using the dedicated recovery partition	93
Restoring using the restore media	94
Changing the computer boot order	94
Backing up and recovering your information	95
Using Windows Backup and Restore	96
Using Windows system restore points	96
When to create restore points	96
Create a system restore point	97
Restore to a previous date and time	97
Setup Utility (BIOS) and System Diagnostics	98
Using Setup Utility (BIOS)	98
Starting Setup Utility (BIOS)	98
Changing the language of Setup Utility (BIOS)	98
Navigating and selecting in Setup Utility (BIOS)	99
Displaying system information	99
Restoring factory settings in Setup Utility (BIOS)	100
Exiting Setup Utility (BIOS)	100
Updating the BIOS	101
Determining the BIOS version	101
Downloading a BIOS update	102
Using System Diagnostics	103
Troubleshooting and support	104
Troubleshooting	104
The computer is unable to start up	104
The computer screen is blank	104
Software is functioning abnormally	104
The computer is on but not responding	105
The computer is unusually warm	105
An external device is not working	105
The wireless network connection is not working	106
The optical disc tray does not open for removal of a disc	107
The computer does not detect the disc drive	108
A disc does not play	109
The process of burning a disc does not begin, or it stops before completion	110
Contacting customer support	110
Cleaning your computer	111
Cleaning the display	111
Cleaning the sides and cover	111
Cleaning the TouchPad and keyboard	111
Traveling with the computer	112
Updating programs and drivers	114
Electrostatic Discharge	115
Specifications	116
Input power	116
DC plug of external HP power supply	116
Operating environment	117

Match case Limit results 1 per page

optical drive eject button,

identifying

optical drive, identifying

optional external devices, using

passwords

set in Setup Utility (BIOS)

set in Windows

pinching TouchPad gesture

pointing devices, setting

preferences

ports

external monitor

11, 36

HDMI

11, 37

USB

10, 11

VGA

power

battery

conserving

options

power button, identifying

power connector, identifying

power lights, identifying

power meter

power plans

customizing

selecting

viewing current

power-saving states

PowerDVD

Product Key

product name and number,

computer

protecting your wireless network

QuickWeb

Home Screen

starting

QuickWeb button, identifying

QuickWeb software

readable media

recovering from the dedicated

recovery partition

recovering from the recovery

discs

recovery discs

recovery, system

regulatory information

regulatory label

wireless certification labels

restore points

RJ-45 (network) jack, identifying

roaming to another network

scrolling TouchPad gesture

security cable slot, identifying

security cable, installing

security, wireless

serial number

serial number, computer

setting password protection on

wakeup

setting power options

setup of WLAN

Setup Utility (BIOS)

changing the language

displaying system information

exiting

navigating and selecting

passwords set in

restoring factory settings

sharing optical drives

shutdown

Sleep

exiting

initiating

slots

Digital Media

security cable

software

CyberLink PowerDVD

Disk Cleanup

Disk Defragmenter

HP 3D DriveGuard

HP Connection Manager

software updates, installing

speakers, identifying

storing a battery

supported discs

switchable graphics

system information hotkey

system information, displaying

system recovery

system restore points

temperature

testing an AC adapter

TouchPad

buttons

using

TouchPad gestures

pinching

scrolling

zooming

TouchPad light

4, 5

TouchPad on/off button

TouchPad zone, identifying

traveling with the computer

14,

48, 102

troubleshooting

burning discs

100

computer is unable to start

computer on but not

responding

computer screen is blank

computer unusually warm

disc play

external device

optical disc tray

optical drive detection

software functioning

abnormally

wireless network connection

troubleshooting and support

turning off the computer

turning wireless devices on or off

unresponsive system

USB cable, connecting

USB devices

connecting

description

removing

USB hubs

USB ports, identifying

10, 11

using external AC power

using passwords

110

Index