HP 504a (AP), 514a (AP), 544a (AP), 564a (AP), 704d (AP), 734d (AP), 744d (AP), 754d (AP), 774d (AP) Finding Additional, Information, Start, Note:, manuals, product support, Help and Support

Finding Additional

Information

Look in the computer box for printed information that describes important details or updates regarding your model PC.

You can find additional information about the PC in the onscreen Help and Support Center, which is on the computer. Just click Start, and then click Help and Support.

You can find information about accessing internal parts of the computer chassis in the Upgrading and Servicing the PC guide included with your PC (select models installed on your system, others printed). To view guides installed on your PC, refer to “Using HP Pavilion PC Tools” on page 65.

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Note: The procedures in the Upgrading and Servicing the PC guide require you to turn off the PC and disconnect it from any Internet and network connections, and from power. If the guide is installed on your computer, be sure to print it for future reference.

You can find online guides and information

for your PC at the HP Customer Care Web site. To find online manuals for your PC:

1Type http://www.hp.com/cposupport/

into your browser address box, and press the Enter key on your keyboard.

2In the QuickFind box, type your product name or number (Pavilion 712a, for example). The product number is on the lower front of the PC chassis.

3Click product support for your language when the Results window appears.

4Click manuals to see a list of manuals for your PC.

Contents

Page Page Contents Setting Up and Using the Internet Doing Common Tasks Getting HP Updates for the PC Resolving Problems Using Application Recovery and System Recovery Page Start Here Welcome Inventory Checklist PC Front PC Back PC Connector Symbols PC Back Connections PC Front Connections Register with HP Internet HP Desktop Start Menu Help and Support My HP Pavilion PC All Programs HP Tour Guide Your HP Pavilion home PC Support Guide HP Web Sites Microsoft Windows XP Operating System Recovery System and Hard Drive Space Page Introducing the Quick Start Guide Safety Information Page Using the Quick Start Guide Finding Additional Information Setting Up the Computer Turning On the Computer for the First Time Registering with HP Getting Help Protecting the PC Making Recovery CDs Working in Comfort Page Using the Computer Introducing the Basics Using the Mouse The Scroll Feature The Autoscroll Feature Using the Keyboard Alphanumeric keys Function keys Arrow keys Numeric keys Special buttons Features Buttons Page Page Button Configuration 2Choose Control Panel Printers and Other Hardware Keyboard Buttons Using Speakers To confirm that your PC has multi-channelaudio: To connect your multi-channelspeaker system to the PC: To configure multi-channelaudio output for speakers configuration: 2Choose All Programs Multi-channel To configure multi-channelaudio output for the DVD player: Properties Audio To use the microphone with multi-channelaudio: Adjusting speaker volume Control Panel Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices Sounds and Audio Devices Place volume icon in the taskbar Using a Microphone Advanced Boost Alternate Microphone Adjusting Microphone Volume Turning Off the Computer Putting the Computer into Standby and Hibernation Mode 2Click Turn Off Computer 3Click Stand By Hibernate Automatic Standby or 2Click Control Panel Performance and Maintenance 4Click Power Options Power Schemes Page Setting Up and Using the Internet Introducing the Internet What Is an ISP What Is the World Wide Web What Is a URL What Is an E-MailAddress How Do I Search the Internet Search Search the Internet Setting Up the Modem Page Setting Up the Network Interface Adapter 10 LNK 100 LNK ACT Setting Up Your Internet Account Connecting to the Internet Using ISP-ProvidedBrowser Using Any Browser Internet Explorer Visiting the Hewlett-PackardWeb Site Buy: Viewing Online Manuals Support Sending and Receiving E-Mail Sending e-mailmessages Receiving e-mailmessages Doing Common Tasks Understanding Your Drives Using the Diskette (Floppy) Drive Using the 6-In-1Memory Card Reader Special note about the Safely Remove Hardware Utility To use the 6-In-1memory card reader Important: CompactFlash I/II Inserting a CD or DVD Removing a CD or DVD Handling CDs Playing Music CDs MUSICMATCH MusicMatch Jukebox Continue lookup Quit Using Windows Media Player Windows Media Player Using the CD-RWDrive Playing DVD Movies 3Choose InterVideo WinDVD InterVideo WinDVD Viewing Help Information Understanding DVD Terminology Using the WinDVD Control Panel Player Full Screen Using Country/Region Codes Country/Region 1: North America Country/Region 2: Country/Region 3: Southeast Asia Country/Region 4: Country/Region 5: Using the Combo Drive Using the DVD+RW/+R Drive Playing Video CDs Using HP Pavilion PC Tools Page Getting HP Updates for the PC Informing You of Changes Using HP Center to Receive Messages from HP Starting HP Center 3Choose hp center hp center Turning Off the HP Center Service 4Click Disable hp center Re-enablingthe HP Center Service Re-enable 4Click Re-enablehp center Page Resolving Problems Troubleshooting Page Page Page Page Page Using Application Recovery and System Recovery System Restore Application Recovery System Recovery Hewlett-Packard hp pavilion pc tools hp pc system recovery Using Recovery CDs hp pc recovery CD creator Starting System Recovery Using Recovery CDs Standard Recovery: Full System Recovery: Turn Off Next Page Freeing Up Space on Your Hard Disk Drive Displaying Hard Disk Space 4Double-click Administrative Tools Computer Management Storage 7Double-click Disk Management (Local) 3Choose Accessories 4Choose System Tools Disk Cleanup Reinstalling Programs Index