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separately) to create recovery discs, or you can obtain recovery discs for your computer from support. See the Worldwide Telephone Numbers booklet included with the computer. You can also find contact information from the HP website. Go to http://www.hp.com/support, select your country or region, and follow the on-screen instructions. If you use an external optical drive, it must be connected directly to a USB port on the computer; the drive cannot be connected to a USB port on an external device, such as a USB hub.

●Be sure that the computer is connected to AC power before you begin creating the recovery media.

●The creation process can take up to an hour or more. Do not interrupt the creation process.

●If necessary, you can exit the program before you have finished creating all of the recovery DVDs. HP Recovery Manager will finish burning the current DVD. The next time you start HP Recovery Manager, you will be prompted to continue, and the remaining discs will be burned.

To create HP Recovery media:

1.From the Start screen, type recovery, and then select HP Recovery Manager.

2.Select Recovery Media Creation, and then follow the on-screen instructions.

If you ever need to recover the system, see Recovering using HP Recovery Manager on page 57.

Restore and recovery

There are several options for recovering your system. Choose the method that best matches your situation and level of expertise:

●Windows offers several options for restoring from backup, refreshing the computer, and resetting the computer to its original state. For more information and steps, see Help and Support. From the Start screen, type help, and then select Help and Support.

●If you need to correct a problem with a preinstalled application or driver, use the Drivers and Applications Reinstall option of HP Recovery Manager to reinstall the individual application or driver.

From the Start screen, type recovery, select HP Recovery Manager, select Drivers and Applications Reinstall, and then follow the on-screen instructions.

●If you want to reset your computer using a minimized image, you can choose the HP Minimized Image Recovery option from the HP Recovery partition (select models only) or HP Recovery media. Minimized Image Recovery installs only drivers and hardware-enabling applications. Other applications included in the image continue to be available for installation through the Drivers and Applications Reinstall option in HP Recovery Manager.

For more information, see Recovering using HP Recovery Manager on page 57.

●If you want to recover the computer's original factory partitioning and content, you can choose the System Recovery option from the HP Recovery partition (select models only) or use the HP Recovery media that you have created. For more information, see Recovering using HP Recovery Manager on page 57. If you have not already created recovery media, see Creating HP Recovery media on page 55.

●If you have replaced the hard drive, you can use the Factory Reset option of HP Recovery media to restore the factory image to the replacement drive. For more information, see Recovering using HP Recovery Manager on page 57.

●If you wish to remove the recovery partition to reclaim hard drive space, HP Recovery Manager offers the Remove Recovery Partition option.

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Contents User Guide Product notice Safety warning notice Iv Safety warning notice Table of contents Connecting to a local area network LAN Managing power Input power Operating environment Starting right Revert to the familiar Start screen select models onlyVisit the HP Apps Store select models only Best practicesFun things to do Resource Contents More HP resourcesStarting right Getting to know your computer Finding your hardware and software informationLocating hardware Locating softwareRight side Component DescriptionLeft side Display Top TouchPadLights Buttons Keys Fn keyBottom LabelsComponent Connecting to a network Connecting to a wireless networkUsing the wireless controls Using the wireless buttonUsing a Wlan Sharing data and drives and accessing softwareUsing an Internet service provider Configuring a wireless router Setting up a WlanProtecting your Wlan Using Bluetooth wireless devices select models only Connecting to a WlanConnecting to a wired network Connecting to a local area network LANEnjoying entertainment features Multimedia featuresUsing the webcam Managing your audio and video files select models onlyUsing audio Using video Connecting video devices by using an Hdmi cableSetting up Hdmi audio Page Using TouchPad gestures Using the TouchPadNavigating the screen Tapping ScrollingPinching/zooming Finger clickRight-edge swipe Edge swipesTop-edge swipe select models only One-finger slide Using touch screen gestures select models onlyLeft-edge swipe Tapping Scrolling Rotating select models only Top-edge swipe and bottom-edge swipe Using the keys Using the keyboard and mouseUsing the action keys Using Microsoft Windows shortcut keys Initiating Sleep and Hibernation Managing powerManually initiating and exiting Sleep Running on battery power Using the power meter and power settingsSetting password protection on wakeup Removing a user-replaceable battery Finding battery informationIdentifying low battery levels Conserving battery powerResolving a low battery level Running on external AC power Storing a user-replaceable batteryDisposing of a user-replaceable battery Replacing a user-replaceable batteryTroubleshooting power problems Shutting down turning off the computerPage Using Disk Defragmenter Using Disk CleanupMaintaining your computer Improving performanceCleaning your computer Cleaning proceduresCleaning the display All-in-Ones or Notebooks Updating programs and driversCleaning the TouchPad, keyboard, or mouse Cleaning the sides or coverTraveling with or shipping your computer Page Using passwords Securing your computer and informationSetting Windows passwords Using Internet security softwareSetting Setup Utility Bios passwords Installing software updates Using antivirus softwareUsing firewall software Installing critical security updatesUsing an optional security cable lock Securing your wireless networkBacking up your software applications and information Updating the Bios Starting Setup Utility BiosDetermining the Bios version Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics Uefi Downloading a Bios updateDownloading HP PC Hardware Diagnostics Uefi to a USB device Diagnostic section, click HP Uefi Support EnvironmentCreating recovery media and backups Backing up, restoring, and recoveringCreating HP Recovery media Restore and recovery Using the HP Recovery partition select models only Recovering using HP Recovery ManagerWhat you need to know Using HP Recovery media to recover Removing the HP Recovery partitionChanging the computer boot order Specifications Input powerOperating environment Electrostatic Discharge Bios IndexJacks
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