Contents
HP Pavilion Notebook PC
Product notice
Safety warning notice
Iv Safety warning notice
Table of contents
Pointing devices and keyboard
Power management
Drives
Disabling and enabling QuickWeb
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TouchPad
Features
Identifying the hardware
Top components
Lights
Component Description Power light White Power is on
Panel System and Security Power Options
Power button and fingerprint reader
Fn key
Keys
Right-side components
Front components
Left-side components
Display components
Bottom components
Wireless antennas
Component Description
Additional hardware components
Labels
Component Description
Icon Name Description
Using wireless devices
Identifying wireless and network status icons
Networking
Using the wireless action key
Using the wireless controls
Using HP Wireless Assistant software
Using operating system controls
Using a Wlan
Protecting your Wlan
Setting up a Wlan
Connecting to a Wlan
Roaming to another network
Using HP Mobile Broadband select models only
Inserting a SIM
Removing a SIM
Bluetooth and Internet Connection Sharing ICS
Using Bluetooth wireless devices
Cannot connect to a Wlan
Troubleshooting wireless connection problems
Cannot connect to a preferred Wlan network
Current Wlan network security codes are unavailable
Network icon is not displayed
Cannot connect to the wireless router
Connecting to a local area network LAN
Wlan connection is very weak
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Pointing devices and keyboard
Using pointing devices
Setting pointing device preferences
Using the TouchPad
Selecting
Scrolling
Using TouchPad gestures
Connecting an external mouse
Using the action keys
Icon Action Description
Using the hotkeys
Icon Function Hotkey Description
Cleaning the TouchPad and keyboard
Pointing devices and keyboard
Multimedia
Multimedia features
Identifying your multimedia components
Multimedia
Using the media activity action keys
Using the media activity functions
Multimedia software
Using HP MediaSmart software
Opening preinstalled multimedia software
Using other multimedia software
Checking your audio functions
Installing multimedia software from a disc
Connecting external audio devices
Audio
Video
Using the audio-out headphone jack
Using the audio-in microphone jack
Using the external monitor port
Connecting an Hdmi device
Configuring audio for Hdmi select models only
Identifying the installed optical drive
Optical drive
LightScribe CD or
Using optical discs CDs, DVDs, and BDs
Selecting the right disc CDs, DVDs, and BDs
CD-R discs
Playing a CD, DVD, or BD
Changing DVD region settings
Configuring AutoPlay
Copying a CD or DVD
Observing the copyright warning
Creating burning a CD, DVD, or BD
Removing an optical disc CD, DVD, or BD
Computer does not detect the optical drive
Troubleshooting
Disc does not play
Preventing playback disruptions
Movie stops, skips, or plays erratically
Disc does not play automatically
Movie is not visible on an external display
Device driver must be reinstalled
Obtaining the latest HP device drivers
Webcam
Adjusting webcam properties
Initiating and exiting Sleep
Power management
Setting power options
Using power-saving states
Initiating and exiting Hibernation
Using the battery meter
Using power plans
Viewing the current power plan
Customizing power plans
Using external AC power
Setting password protection on wakeup
Selecting a different power plan
Connecting the AC adapter
Testing an AC adapter
Using battery power
Identifying batteries
Inserting or removing the battery
Finding battery information in Help and Support
Using Battery Check
Displaying the remaining battery charge
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Maximizing battery discharge time
Charging a battery
Managing low battery levels
Identifying low battery levels
Calibrating a battery
Resolving a low battery level
Disable Hibernation and Sleep
Fully charge the battery
Fully recharge the battery
Discharge the battery
Reenable Hibernation and Sleep
Disposing of a used battery
Switching between graphics modes select models only
Conserving battery power
Storing a battery
Click Shut down
Shutting down the computer
Drives
Identifying installed drives
Handling drives
Improving hard drive performance
Using HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
Using Disk Defragmenter
Using Disk Cleanup
Identifying HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection status
Using HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection software
Replacing the hard drive
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Removing a USB device
Using a USB device
Connecting a USB device
External devices
Connecting an eSATA device
Using an eSATA device
Removing an eSATA device
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External media cards
Using Digital Media Slot cards
Inserting a digital card
Removing a digital card
Adding or replacing memory modules
Memory modules
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Upgrading a memory module in the primary memory module slot
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Protecting the computer
Using passwords
Computer risk Security feature
Security
Setting passwords in Setup Utility
Setting passwords in Windows
Password Function
Managing an administrator password
Administrator password
Power-on password
Using antivirus software
Installing critical security updates
Using firewall software
Installing an optional security cable
Locating the fingerprint reader
Using the fingerprint reader
Registering fingerprints
Using your registered fingerprint to log on to Windows
Disabling and enabling QuickWeb
HP QuickWeb
Changing the language of Setup Utility
Setup Utility
Starting Setup Utility
Using Setup Utility
Restoring default settings in Setup Utility
Navigating and selecting in Setup Utility
Displaying system information
Main menu
Setup Utility menus
Exiting Setup Utility
System Configuration menu
Primary Hard Disk Self Test
Diagnostics menu
Updating the Bios
Software updates
Determining the Bios version
Updating programs and drivers
Downloading a Bios update
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Creating recovery discs
Backup and Recovery
Backing up your information
Create a system restore point
Using Windows Backup and Restore
Using system restore points
When to create restore points
Recovering from the recovery discs
Performing a recovery
Restore to a previous date and time
Click System Recovery in the Recovery Manager window
Index
Symbols/Numerics
DVD-ROM
SIM
SSD