HP 500 64

Contents

Page Page Safety warning notice Page Table of contents Page Page Page 1 Getting started Finding more information about your new Slate Using the touch screen, on-screenkeyboard, and digital pen Tapping Flicking Dragging Scrolling Rotating Pinching Setting touch screen preferences Using the on-screenkeyboard On-screenkeyboard options Using the digital pen Start > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound N-trig DuoSense Digitizer Settings Changing your Slate's view Page 2 Knowing the parts Identifying the hardware Top-edgecomponents Bottom-edgecomponents Right-edgecomponents Opening the label tray Left-edgecomponents Buttons Display components Rear components Wireless antennas Additional hardware components Identifying the labels (4) (5) 3 Networking (select models only) Creating a wireless connection Identifying wireless and network icons Using operating system controls Using a WLAN Connecting to an existing WLAN Setting up a new WLAN Protecting your WLAN Roaming to another network Using Bluetooth wireless devices Bluetooth and Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) 4 Multimedia Identifying your multimedia components Page Audio Adjusting the volume Checking audio functions on the Slate Cameras 5 Power management Shutting down the Slate Setting power options Using power-savingstates Initiating and exiting Sleep Initiating and exiting Hibernation Using the power meter Using power plans Viewing the current power plan Selecting a different power plan Customizing power plans Using battery power Displaying the remaining battery charge Maximizing battery discharge time Managing low battery levels Identifying low battery levels Resolving a low battery level Conserving battery power Using external AC power Connecting the AC adapter Page Docking the Slate to the HP Slate Dock 6 External cards and devices Using SD Card Reader cards Inserting a digital card Removing a digital card Using a USB device Connecting a USB device Removing a USB device 7 Drives Identifying installed drives Handling optional external hard drives Using optional external drives Using optional external devices 8 Security Protecting your Slate Using passwords Using antivirus software Using firewall software Installing critical updates 9 Updating software Updating programs and drivers 10 BIOS Setup Starting BIOS Setup Using BIOS Setup Changing the language of BIOS Setup Navigating and selecting in BIOS Setup Displaying system information Restoring factory settings in BIOS Setup Exiting BIOS Setup Updating the BIOS Determining the BIOS version Downloading a BIOS update BIOS Setup Menu Main menu Diagnostics menu System Configuration menu Index