Index

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

AC adapter

5

 

 

 

 

action keys

 

 

 

 

 

 

decrease screen brightness

27

 

 

 

 

 

 

Help and Support

27

 

 

identifying

 

11

 

 

 

 

increase screen brightness 27

next track or section

28

 

play, pause, resume

28

 

previous track or section

28

radiance backlight keyboard

28

 

 

 

 

 

 

switch screen image

27

 

volume down

28

 

 

 

volume mute

28

 

 

 

volume up

 

28

 

 

 

 

wireless

28

 

 

 

 

antivirus software, using

55

audio functions, checking

23

audio-in (microphone) jack

5

audio-out (headphone) jacks

5

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

backing up software and

 

 

information

 

56

 

 

 

 

backups 60

 

 

 

 

 

 

bass settings hot key

28

 

battery

 

 

 

 

 

 

conserving power

40

 

 

battery information, finding

40

battery power

40

 

 

 

Beats Audio

 

22, 28

 

 

 

Beats Audio Control Panel

22

Beats Audio hot key

23

 

 

best practices

1

 

 

 

 

BIOS

 

 

 

 

 

 

determining version 57

downloading an update

58

updating

57

 

 

 

 

 

Bluetooth device

15, 18

 

 

Bluetooth label 13

 

 

 

 

boot order

 

 

 

 

 

 

changing

66

 

 

 

 

 

bottom

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

buttons

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

left TouchPad

8

 

 

 

 

power 10

 

 

 

 

 

right TouchPad

 

8, 30

 

 

TouchPad on/off

8

 

 

 

C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cables

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USB

45

 

 

 

 

 

caps lock light, identifying

9

 

caring for your computer

50

 

Certificate of Authenticity label

13

checking audio functions

 

23

 

cleaning your computer

50

 

components

 

 

 

 

 

 

bottom

12

 

 

 

 

 

display

7

 

 

 

 

 

left side

6

 

 

 

 

 

right side

5

 

 

 

 

 

top

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

configuring audio for HDMI

24

connecting to a WLAN

18

 

connector, power

5

 

 

 

conservation, power

40

 

 

corporate WLAN connection

18

critical battery level

40

 

 

 

CyberLink PowerDVD 25

 

 

D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

deleted files

 

 

 

 

 

 

restoring

64

 

 

 

 

 

digital card

 

 

 

 

 

 

inserting

46

 

 

 

 

Digital Media Slot, identifying

6

Disk Cleanup software

48

 

 

Disk Defragmenter software

48

drive media

36

 

 

 

 

E

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

electrostatic discharge

75

 

 

esc key, identifying

11

 

 

external AC power, using

41

 

external devices

45

 

 

 

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

firewall software

55

 

 

 

flicking TouchPad gesture

34

fn key, identifying

11, 28

 

 

fun things to do

2

 

 

 

 

H

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

hard drive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HP 3D DriveGuard

47

 

 

hard drive light

6

 

 

 

 

HDMI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

configuring audio

24

 

 

HDMI port, connecting

24

 

 

HDMI port, identifying

6, 21

 

Hibernation

 

 

 

 

 

 

exiting

37

 

 

 

 

 

initiated during critical battery

level

40

 

 

 

 

 

initiating

37

 

 

 

 

 

high-definition devices,

 

 

connecting

24, 25

 

 

 

hot keys

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

bass settings

28

 

 

 

description

28

 

 

 

 

display system information

28

using

28

 

 

 

 

 

 

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