HP B5W50UARABA, C2U46AV 4

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Page Page Safety warning notice Page Table of contents Page Page Page Page Page 1 Starting right Best practices Fun things to do More HP resources 2 Getting to know your computer Finding your hardware and software information Locating hardware Locating software Front Right side Page Left side Display Top TouchPad Lights Buttons and speakers Keys Bottom Page Labels 3 Connecting to a network Connecting to a wireless network Using the wireless controls Using a WLAN Setting up a WLAN Configuring a wireless router Protecting your WLAN Using Bluetooth wireless devices (select models only) Connecting to a wired network Connecting to a local area network (LAN) 4 Enjoying entertainment features Using the webcam Using audio Connecting speakers Connecting headphones Connecting a microphone Using Beats Audio Using video Connecting a VGA monitor or projector Connecting an HDMI device Using Intel Wireless Display and Wireless Music (select models only) Managing your audio and video files 5Navigating using touch gestures, pointing devices, and the keyboard Using the TouchPad Turning the TouchPad off or on Using TouchPad gestures Tapping Scrolling Pinching/Zooming Rotating Flicking Edge swipes Top-edgeswipe Left-edgeswipe Using the keyboard and mouse Using the action keys Using Microsoft Windows 8 shortcut keys Using the hot keys 6 Managing power Initiating Sleep and Hibernation Intel Rapid Start Technology (select models only) Initiating and exiting Sleep Enabling and exiting user-initiatedhibernation Setting password protection on wakeup Using the power meter and power settings Selecting a power plan Running on battery power Removing a user-replaceablebattery Finding battery information Conserving battery power Identifying low battery levels Resolving a low battery level Storing a user-replaceablebattery Disposing of a user-replaceablebattery Replacing a user-replaceablebattery Running on external AC power Troubleshooting power problems HP CoolSense Shutting down (turning off) the computer Page 7 Managing and sharing information Using a USB device Connecting a USB device Removing a USB device Connecting a powered USB device Inserting and removing a digital storage card Using optical drives Page Inserting an optical disc Removing an optical disc Sharing data and drives and accessing software Page 8 Maintaining your computer Improving performance Handling drives Replacing a hard drive Page Using HP 3D DriveGuard Using Disk Defragmenter Using Disk Cleanup Adding or replacing memory modules Page Page Updating programs and drivers Cleaning your computer Cleaning the display, sides, and cover Cleaning the TouchPad and keyboard Traveling with or shipping your computer Page 9Securing your computer and information Using passwords Setting Windows passwords Setting Setup Utility (BIOS) passwords Using Internet security software Using antivirus software Using firewall software Installing software updates Installing Windows updates Installing HP and third-partysoftware updates Securing your wireless network Backing up your software applications and information Using an optional security cable lock 10Using Setup Utility (BIOS) and System Diagnostics Starting Setup Utility (BIOS) Updating the BIOS Determining the BIOS version Downloading a BIOS update Using System Diagnostics 11 Backing up, restoring, and recovering Creating recovery media and backups Creating HP Recovery media Restore and recovery Using Windows Refresh for quick and easy recovery Remove everything and reinstall Windows Recovering using HP Recovery Manager Removing the HP Recovery partition 12 Specifications Input power Operating environment 13 Electrostatic Discharge Index