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Table of contents
3 Pointing devices and keyboard
4 Multimedia
5 Power management
6 Drives
7 External devices and external media cards
8 Memory modules
9 Security
Appendix A Setup Utility (BIOS)
Appendix B Software updates
Appendix C Backup and recovery
1 Features
Identifying hardware
Components
Top components
TouchPad
Lights
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Buttons and speakers
Keys
Display
Front components
Rear component
Right-sidecomponents
Left-sidecomponents
Bottom components
Wireless antennas
Additional hardware components
Labels
2Wireless, local area network, and modem
Using wireless devices
Identifying wireless and network status icons
Using the wireless controls
Using the wireless button
Using HP Wireless Assistant
Using operating system controls
Using a WLAN
Setting up a WLAN
Protecting your WLAN
Connecting to a WLAN
Roaming to another network
Using Bluetooth wireless devices (select models only)
Bluetooth and Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)
Troubleshooting wireless connection problems
Cannot connect to a WLAN
Cannot connect to a preferred network
Network icon is not displayed
Current network security codes are unavailable
WLAN connection is very weak
Cannot connect to the wireless router
Using the modem (select models only)
Connecting a modem cable
Connecting a country-specificmodem cable adapter
Selecting a location setting
Viewing the current location selection
Adding new locations when traveling
Solving travel connection problems
Connecting to a local area network
3 Pointing devices and keyboard
Using the TouchPad
Setting TouchPad preferences
Connecting an external mouse
Using keyboard hotkeys
Opening Help and Support
Opening the Print Options window
Opening a Web browser
Switching the screen image
Initiating Sleep
Initiating QuickLock
Decreasing screen brightness
Increasing screen brightness
Playing, pausing or resuming an audio CD or a DVD
Stopping an audio CD or a DVD
Playing previous track or section of an audio CD or a DVD
Playing next track or section of an audio CD or a DVD
Muting speaker sound
Using keypads
Using the embedded numeric keypad
Enabling and disabling the embedded numeric keypad
Switching key functions on the embedded numeric keypad
Using an optional external numeric keypad
Cleaning the TouchPad and keyboard
4 Multimedia
Multimedia features
Identifying your multimedia components
Adjusting the volume
Using the media activity hotkeys
Multimedia software
Using DVD Play software
Using other preinstalled multimedia software
Installing multimedia software from a disc
Audio
Connecting external audio devices
Checking your audio functions
Video
Connecting an external monitor or projector
Connecting an HDMI device
Configuring audio for HDMI
Webcam (select models only)
Webcam tips
Adjusting webcam properties
Troubleshooting
The optical disc tray does not open for removal of a CD, DVD, or BD
The computer does not detect the optical drive
A disc does not play
A disc does not play automatically
A DVD movie stops, skips, or plays erratically
A DVD movie is not visible on an external display
The process of burning a disc does not begin, or it stops before completion
A DVD playing in Windows Media Player produces no sound or display
A device driver must be reinstalled
Obtaining the latest HP device drivers
Obtaining the latest Windows device drivers
5 Power management
Setting power options
Using power-savingstates
Initiating and exiting Sleep
Initiating and exiting Hibernation
Using the battery meter
Using power plans
Viewing the current power plan
Selecting a different power plan
Customizing power plans
Setting password protection on wakeup
Using external AC power
Connecting the AC adapter
Testing an AC adapter
Using battery power
Finding battery information in Help and Support
Using Battery Check
Displaying the remaining battery charge
Inserting or removing the battery
Charging a battery
Maximizing battery discharge time
Managing low battery levels
Identifying low battery levels
Resolving a low battery level
Calibrating a battery
Step 1: Fully charge the battery
Step 2: Disable Hibernation and Sleep
Step 3: Discharge the battery
Step 4: Fully recharge the battery
Step 5: Reenable Hibernation and Sleep
Conserving battery power
Storing a battery
Disposing of a used battery
Replacing the battery
Shutting down the computer
6 Drives
Handling drives
Optical drive
Identifying the installed optical drive
Using optical discs
Selecting the right disc
CD-Rdiscs
CD-RWdiscs
DVD±R discs
DVD±RW discs
Playing a CD, DVD, or BD
Configuring AutoPlay
Changing DVD region settings
Observing the copyright warning
Copying a CD or DVD
Creating (burning) a CD or DVD
Removing an optical disc (CD, DVD, or BD)
Removing the optical drive
Using external drives
Improving hard drive performance
Using Disk Defragmenter
Using Disk Cleanup
Replacing the hard drive
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7External devices and external media cards
Using a USB device
Connecting a USB device
Removing a USB device
Using Digital Media Slot cards
Inserting a digital card
Removing a digital card
8 Memory modules
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9 Security
Protecting the computer
Using passwords
Setting passwords in Windows
Setting passwords in Setup Utility
Administrator password
Power-onpassword
Using antivirus software
Using firewall software
Installing critical security updates
Installing an optional security cable
A Setup Utility (BIOS)
Starting Setup Utility
Using Setup Utility
Changing the language of Setup Utility
Navigating and selecting in Setup Utility
Restoring default settings in Setup Utility
Exiting Setup Utility
Setup Utility menus
Main menu
Security menu
System Configuration menu
Diagnostics menu
B Software updates
Updating the BIOS
Determining the BIOS version
Downloading a BIOS update
Updating programs and drivers
C Backup and recovery
Creating recovery discs
Backing up your information
Using Windows Backup and Restore
Using system restore points
When to create restore points
Create a system restore point
Restore to a previous date and time
Performing a recovery
Recovering from the recovery discs
Recovering from the dedicated recovery partition (select models only)
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