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Computer Setup BIOS administrator password 123 device security 132 DriveLock password 126 enabling bootable devices 155 File menu 148 navigating and selecting 146 restoring factory settings 147 Security menu 148 setting boot order 157 setting MultiBoot Express prompt 158 System Configuration menu 149 Computer Setup utility 159 configuring ExpressCards 108 connecting to a LAN 39 connecting to a WLAN 26 connection, external power 75 connector, power 14, 15 conservation, power 82 copyright warning 60 cord, power 19 corporate WLAN connection 26 country-specific modem cable adapter 35 critical battery level 79 D deployment, software 159 device configurations 150 device drivers HP drivers 65 Microsoft drivers 66 reinstalling 65 device security 132 digital card inserting 106 removing 107 stopping 107 discs Driver Recovery 145 Operating System 145 Disk Cleanup software 87 Disk Defragmenter software 87 disk sanitizer 149 diskette drive 104 display image, switching 43 screen brightness hotkeys 45 display components 16 display release latch, identifying 11 DisplayPort, identifying 13, 14 drive light 11, 88 drive media 70 DriveLock password changing 129 description 126 entering 128 removing 130 setting 127 DriveLock, automatic 149 Driver Recovery disc 145 drives diskette 104 DVD-ROM 57 DVD±RW SuperMulti DL LightScribe Drive 57 external 104 hard 91, 104 optical 104 drives, boot order 149, 153 DVD changing region setting 60 copying 61 playing 59 removing 62 DVD drive 104 DVD region settings 60 E embedded numeric keypad keys, identifying 9 encryption 25 esc key, identifying 9, 10 Execution Disable 150 expansion memory module inserting 114 removing 113 replacing 113 ExpressCard configuring 108 inserting 108 removing 109 removing insert 108 stopping 109 external audio devices, connecting 53 external drive 104 external monitor port 55 external monitor port, identifying 14, 15 F File menu 148 fingerprint reader, identifying 5, 7, 8 firewall 25 fn key 40 fn key, identifying 9, 10, 46 function keys 40 function keys, identifying 9, 10 H hard drive external 104 HP 3D DriveGuard 88 installing 91 hard drive bay 16 hard drive space 120 hardware, identifying 1 Hibernation exiting 71 initiated during critical battery level 79 initiating 71 Hibernation file 120 hotkeys decreasing screen brightness 45 description 40 displaying system information 41 increasing screen brightness 45 initiating Standby 42 Power Assistant 44 switching screen image 43 using 41 HP 3D DriveGuard 88 HP Client Configuration Manager 160, 162 HP Client Manager for Altiris 160 HP Connection Manager software 23 166 Index

Section	Page
Features	11
Identifying hardware	11
Top components	11
TouchPad	11
Lights	13
Buttons and fingerprint reader	15
Keys	19
Front components	20
Right-side components	21
Left-side components	23
Rear components	24
Bottom components	25
Display components	26
Wireless antennas (select models only)	27
Additional hardware components	29
Identifying the labels	29
Wireless, modem, and local area network	31
Using wireless devices (select models only)	31
Identifying wireless and network icons	32
Using the wireless controls	32
Using the wireless button	32
Using Wireless Assistant software (select models only)	33
Using HP Connection Manager (select models only)	33
Using operating system controls	33
Using a WLAN device (select models only)	34
Setting up a WLAN	34
Protecting your WLAN	34
Connecting to a WLAN	36
Roaming to another network	36
Using HP Mobile Broadband (select models only)	37
Inserting a SIM	37
Removing a SIM	38
Using a Bluetooth wireless device	40
Bluetooth and Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)	40
Troubleshooting wireless connection problems	41
Cannot create a WLAN connection	41
Cannot connect to a preferred network	42
Current network security codes are unavailable	42
WLAN connection is very weak	43
Cannot connect to the wireless router	43
Using the modem (select models only)	44
Connecting a modem cable	44
Connecting a country- or region-specific modem cable adapter	45
Selecting a location setting	45
Viewing the current location selection	45
Adding new locations when traveling	46
Solving travel connection problems	47
Connecting to a local area network (LAN)	49
Pointing devices and keyboard	50
Using pointing devices	50
Setting pointing device preferences	50
Using the TouchPad	50
Using the pointing stick (select models only)	50
Connecting an external mouse	50
Using the keyboard	50
Using hotkeys	50
Displaying system information	51
Initiating Standby	52
Switching the screen image	53
Displaying Power Assistant	54
Decreasing screen brightness	55
Increasing screen brightness	55
Using HP QuickLook 3	56
Using keypads	56
Using the embedded numeric keypad	56
Enabling and disabling the embedded numeric keypad	57
Switching key functions on the embedded numeric keypad	57
Using the integrated numeric keypad	57
Using an optional external numeric keypad	58
Cleaning the TouchPad and keyboard	59
Multimedia	60
Multimedia features	60
Adjusting the volume	60
Multimedia software	61
Accessing your preinstalled multimedia software	62
Installing multimedia software from a disc	62
Audio	63
Connecting external audio devices	63
Checking your audio functions	63
Video	65
Connecting an external monitor or projector	65
Using the external monitor port	65
Using the DisplayPort	65
Optical drive (select models only)	67
Identifying the optical drive	67
Using optical discs (CDs, DVDs, and BDs)	67
Selecting the right disc (CDs, DVDs, and BDs)	68
CD-R discs	68
CD-RW discs	68
DVD±R discs	68
DVD±RW discs	68
LightScribe DVD+R discs	68
Blu-ray Discs (BDs)	69
Playing a CD, DVD, or BD	69
Configuring AutoPlay	70
Changing DVD region settings	70
Observing the copyright warning	70
Copying a CD, DVD, or BD	71
Creating (burning) a CD, DVD, or BD	71
Removing an optical disc (CD, DVD, or BD)	72
Troubleshooting	72
The optical disc tray does not open for removal of a CD, DVD, or BD	73
The computer does not detect the optical drive	73
A disc does not play	74
A disc does not play automatically	74
A movie stops, skips, or plays erratically	75
A movie is not visible on an external display	75
The process of burning a disc does not begin, or it stops before completion	75
A device driver must be reinstalled	75
Obtaining the latest HP device drivers	75
Obtaining Microsoft device drivers	76
Webcam (select models only)	77
Adjusting webcam properties	77
Capturing business card images	78
Power management	80
Setting power options	80
Using power-saving states	80
Initiating and exiting Standby	80
Initiating and exiting Hibernation	81
Using the Power Meter	81
Using power schemes	82
Viewing the current scheme	82
Selecting a different power scheme	82
Customizing power schemes	83
Setting password protection upon exiting Standby	83
Using Power Assistant (select models only)	84
Starting Power Assistant	84
Using external AC power	84
Connecting the AC adapter	85
Using battery power	85
Displaying the remaining battery charge	86
Inserting or removing the battery	86
Charging a battery	87
Maximizing battery discharge time	88
Managing low battery levels	88
Identifying low battery levels	88
Resolving a low battery level	90
Resolving a low battery level when external power is available	90
Resolving a low battery level when a charged battery is available	90
Resolving a low battery level when no power source is available	90
Resolving a low battery level when the computer cannot exit Hibernation	90
Calibrating a battery	90
Step 1: Fully charge the battery	90
Step 2: Disable Hibernation and Standby	91
Step 3: Discharge the battery	91
Step 4: Fully recharge the battery	92
Step 5: Reenable Hibernation and Standby	92
Conserving battery power	92
Storing a battery	92
Disposing of a used battery	93
Replacing the battery	93
Testing an AC adapter	94
Shutting down the computer	94
Drives	95
Identifying installed drives	95
Handling drives	95
Improving hard drive performance	97
Using Disk Defragmenter	97
Using Disk Cleanup	97
Using HP 3D DriveGuard	98
Identifying HP 3D DriveGuard status	98
Using HP 3D DriveGuard software	98
Replacing a hard drive in the hard drive bay	100
Replacing a drive in the upgrade bay	103
Removing the protective insert	103
Replacing a hard drive	103
Replacing an optical drive	106
External devices	109
Using a USB device	109
Connecting a USB device	109
Stopping and removing a USB device	110
Using USB legacy support	110
Using a 1394 device	111
Connecting a 1394 device	111
Stopping and removing a 1394 device	111
Using a serial device (select models only)	113
Using external drives	114
Using optional external devices	114
Using a docking device	115
External media cards	116
Using Media Card Reader cards	116
Inserting a digital card	116
Stopping and removing a digital card	117
Using ExpressCards (select models only)	118
Configuring an ExpressCard	118
Inserting an ExpressCard	118
Stopping and removing an ExpressCard	119
Using Smart Cards (select models only)	121
Inserting a smart card	121
Removing a smart card	121
Memory modules	122
Adding or replacing a memory module in the expansion memory module slot	123
Upgrading a memory module in the primary memory module slot	126
Increasing the hard drive space for the Hibernation file	130
Security	131
Protecting the computer	131
Using passwords	132
Setting passwords in Windows	132
Setting passwords in Computer Setup	132
BIOS administrator password	133
Managing a BIOS administrator password	134
Entering a BIOS administrator password	136
Using Computer Setup DriveLock	136
Setting a DriveLock password	137
Entering a DriveLock password	138
Changing a DriveLock password	139
Removing DriveLock protection	140
Using Computer Setup Auto DriveLock	140
Entering an Automatic DriveLock password	140
Removing Automatic DriveLock protection	141
Using Computer Setup security features	142
Securing system devices	142
Viewing Computer Setup System Information	142
Using Computer Setup System IDs	143
Using antivirus software	144
Using firewall software	145
Installing critical security updates	146
Using HP ProtectTools Security Manager (select models only)	147
Installing a security cable	148
Software Updates	149
Updating software	149
Updating the BIOS	150
Determining the BIOS version	150
Downloading a BIOS update	151
Updating programs and drivers	152
Backup and recovery	153
Backing up your information	154
Performing a recovery	155
Recovering your information	155
Recovering the operating system and programs	155
Computer Setup	156
Starting Computer Setup	156
Using Computer Setup	156
Navigating and selecting in Computer Setup	156
Restoring factory settings in Computer Setup	157
Computer Setup menus	157
File menu	158
Security menu	158
System Configuration menu	159
MultiBoot	163
About the boot device order	163
Enabling boot devices in Computer Setup	165
Considering boot order changes	166
Choosing MultiBoot preferences	167
Setting a new boot order in Computer Setup	167
Dynamically choosing a boot device using the F9 prompt	167
Setting a MultiBoot Express prompt	168
Entering MultiBoot Express preferences	168
Management and Printing	169
Using Client Management Solutions	169
Configuring and deploying a software image	169
Managing and updating software	170
HP Client Manager for Altiris (select models only)	170
HP CCM (Client Configuration Manager) (select models only)	172
HP SSM (System Software Manager)	173
Using the HP Universal Print Driver (select models only)	174

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Computer Setup

BIOS administrator

password

123

device security

132

DriveLock password

126

enabling bootable

devices

155

File menu

148

navigating and selecting

146

restoring factory settings

147

Security menu

148

setting boot order

157

setting MultiBoot Express

prompt

158

System Configuration

149

Computer Setup utility

159

configuring ExpressCards

108

connecting to a LAN

connecting to a WLAN

connection, external power

connector, power

14,

conservation, power

cord, power

corporate WLAN connection

country-specific modem cable

adapter

critical battery level

deployment, software

159

device configurations

150

device drivers

HP drivers

Microsoft drivers

reinstalling

device security

132

digital card

inserting

106

removing

107

stopping

107

discs

Driver Recovery

145

Operating System

145

Disk Cleanup software

Disk Defragmenter software

disk sanitizer

149

diskette drive

104

display

image, switching

screen brightness hotkeys

display components

display release latch,

identifying

DisplayPort, identifying

13,

drive light

11,

drive media

DriveLock password

changing

129

description

126

entering

128

removing

130

setting

127

DriveLock, automatic

149

Driver Recovery disc

145

drives

diskette

104

DVD-ROM

DVD±RW SuperMulti DL

LightScribe Drive

external

104

hard

91,

104

optical

104

drives, boot order

149,

153

DVD

changing region setting

copying

playing

removing

DVD drive

104

DVD region settings

embedded numeric keypad keys,

identifying

encryption

esc key, identifying

Execution Disable

150

expansion memory module

inserting

114

removing

113

replacing

113

ExpressCard

configuring

108

inserting

108

removing

109

removing insert

108

stopping

109

external audio devices,

connecting

external drive

104

external monitor port

external monitor port,

identifying

14,

File menu

148

fingerprint reader, identifying

firewall

fn key

fn key, identifying

10,

function keys

function keys, identifying

hard drive

external

104

HP 3D DriveGuard

installing

hard drive bay

hard drive space

120

hardware, identifying

Hibernation

exiting

initiated during critical battery

level

initiating

Hibernation file

120

hotkeys

decreasing screen

brightness

description

displaying system

information

increasing screen

brightness

initiating Standby

Power Assistant

switching screen image

using

HP 3D DriveGuard

HP Client Configuration

Manager

160,

162

HP Client Manager for

Altiris

160

HP Connection Manager

software

166

Index