HP Slate 500 Contents, 1 First-timesetup, 2 Quick tour, 3 Next steps

Contents

1 First-time setup

Identifying required hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1 Setting up the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3 Step 1: Insert the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–4 Step 2: Connect the computer to external power. . . . 1–5 Step 3: Turn on the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–6 Step 4: Set up the software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–8 Step 5: Create recovery discs (recommended) . . . . . 1–8

2 Quick tour

Identifying required hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1 Top components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–2 Front components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3 Left components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4 Right components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4

3 Next steps

Protecting the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1 Protecting the computer from viruses . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1 Protecting your system files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2 Protecting your privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–2 Protecting the computer from power surges . . . . . . . 3–2 Using the computer safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–3

Connecting to a computer network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–5

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