Drives .................................................................................................................................................
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Identifying installed drives ..................................................................................................
Handling drives ..................................................................................................................
Improving hard drive performance .....................................................................................
Using Disk Defragmenter ..................................................................................
Using Disk Cleanup ...........................................................................................
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Using HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection (select models only) .................................
Identifying HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection status ................................
Managing power with a parked hard drive ........................................................
57
Using HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection software ...................................
Using external drives .........................................................................................................
58
Connecting optional external drives ..................................................................
Using the external optical drive (select models only) .........................................................
Removing an optical disc when the disc tray will not open ...............................
59
Sharing optical drives ........................................................................................................
External devices .................................................................................................................................
60
Using a USB device ...........................................................................................................
Connecting a USB device .................................................................................
Removing a USB device ...................................................................................
61
Using Digital Media Slot cards ...........................................................................................
Inserting a digital card .......................................................................................
62
Removing a digital card .....................................................................................
Protecting the computer .....................................................................................................................
64
Using passwords ................................................................................................................................
Setting passwords in Windows ..........................................................................................
65
Setting passwords in Setup Utility .....................................................................................
Administrator password .....................................................................................
66
Managing an administrator password ...............................................
Entering an administrator password .................................................
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Power-on password ..........................................................................................
Managing a power-on password ......................................................
Entering a power-on password .........................................................
Using antivirus software .....................................................................................................................
Using firewall software .......................................................................................................................
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Installing critical security updates .......................................................................................................
Installing an optional security cable ....................................................................................................
Starting Setup Utility ...........................................................................................................................
70
Using Setup Utility ..............................................................................................................................
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