9 Securing your computer and information | 51 | |
| Using passwords | 51 |
| Setting Windows passwords | 52 |
| Setting Setup Utility (BIOS) passwords | 52 |
| Using Internet security software | 52 |
| Using antivirus software | 53 |
| Using firewall software | 53 |
| Installing software updates | 53 |
| Installing Windows updates | 53 |
| Installing HP and | 54 |
| Securing your wireless network | 54 |
| Backing up your software applications and information | 54 |
| Using an optional security cable lock | 54 |
10 Using Setup Utility (BIOS) and System Diagnostics | 56 | |
| Starting Setup Utility (BIOS) | 56 |
| Updating the BIOS | 56 |
| Determining the BIOS version | 56 |
| Downloading a BIOS update | 57 |
| Using System Diagnostics | 58 |
11 Backing up, restoring, and recovering | 59 | |
| Creating recovery media and backups | 59 |
| Creating HP Recovery media | 60 |
| Restore and recovery | 61 |
| Using Windows Refresh for quick and easy recovery | 62 |
| Remove everything and reinstall Windows | 62 |
| Recovering using HP Recovery Manager | 63 |
| What you need to know | 63 |
| Using the HP Recovery partition to recover a minimized image (select |
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| models only) | 63 |
| Using HP Recovery media to recover | 64 |
| Changing the computer boot order | 64 |
| Removing the HP Recovery partition | 64 |
12 | Specifications | 65 |
| Input power | 65 |
| Operating environment | 65 |
13 | Electrostatic Discharge | 66 |
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