Index

Symbols/Numerics

 

 

 

2–finger click

31

 

 

 

A

 

 

 

 

 

AC adapter

5

 

 

 

 

AC adapter, testing

48

 

 

action keys

 

 

 

 

 

decrease screen brightness

39

 

 

 

 

 

Help and Support

39

 

 

identifying

12

 

 

 

increase screen brightness 39

next track or section

40

 

play, pause, resume

40

 

previous track or section

39

switch screen image

39

 

volume down

40

 

 

 

volume mute

40

 

 

 

volume up

40

 

 

 

wireless 40

 

 

 

 

antivirus software, using

60

audio functions, checking

24

audio-in (microphone) jack

5

audio-out (headphone) jacks

5

B

 

 

 

 

 

back up

 

 

 

 

 

personal files

67

 

 

 

backing up software and

 

 

information

61

 

 

 

backups 66

 

 

 

 

 

bass settings hot key

41

 

battery

 

 

 

 

 

discharging

46

 

 

 

low battery levels

46

 

 

battery information, finding

46

battery power

45

 

 

 

Beats Audio

23, 41

 

 

 

Beats Audio Control Panel

24

Beats Audio hot key

24

 

best practices

1

 

 

 

BIOS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

determining version

63

 

downloading an update

64

updating

63

 

 

 

 

Bluetooth device

15, 18

 

Bluetooth label

 

14

 

 

 

boot order

 

 

 

 

 

 

changing HP Recovery

 

Manager

72

 

 

 

bottom

14

 

 

 

 

 

 

buttons

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

left TouchPad

9

 

 

 

power 11

 

 

 

 

 

right TouchPad

9

 

 

TouchPad on/off

9

 

 

C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cables

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USB

52

 

 

 

 

 

caps lock light, identifying 10

caring for your computer

55

checking audio functions

24

cleaning your computer

55

 

components

 

 

 

 

 

 

bottom

13

 

 

 

 

 

display

8

 

 

 

 

 

left side

6

 

 

 

 

 

right side

5

 

 

 

 

 

top

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

computer reset

 

70

 

 

 

configuring audio for HDMI

26

connecting to a WLAN

18

 

connector, power 5

 

 

corporate WLAN connection

18

critical battery level

46

 

 

CyberLink PowerDVD 26

 

D

 

 

 

 

 

 

deleted files

 

 

 

 

 

restoring

69

 

 

 

 

 

digital card

 

 

 

 

 

 

inserting

53

 

 

 

 

 

Digital Media slot, identifying

6

Disk Cleanup software

55

 

Disk Defragmenter software

54

E

 

 

 

 

 

 

edge swipe gestures

 

32, 37

 

right-edge swipe

33

 

 

top-edge swipe

33

 

 

edge—swipe gestures

 

 

 

top-edge swipe

38

 

 

electrostatic discharge

76

 

esc key, identifying

12

 

 

external AC power, using

47

 

external devices

52

 

 

 

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

firewall software

60

 

 

 

fn key, identifying 12, 41

 

 

fun things to do

2

 

 

 

 

H

 

 

 

 

 

 

hard drive

 

 

 

 

 

 

HP 3D DriveGuard

54

 

 

hard drive light

7

 

 

 

 

HDMI

 

 

 

 

 

 

configuring audio

 

26

 

 

HDMI port, connecting

25

 

HDMI port, identifying

6, 22

 

headphones, connecting

23

 

Hibernation

 

 

 

 

 

 

exiting

43

 

 

 

 

 

initiated during critical battery

level 46

 

 

 

 

 

initiating

43

 

 

 

 

 

Index 77