Updating programs and drivers ..........................................................................................................

62

Cleaning your computer .....................................................................................................................

62

Cleaning the display, sides, and cover ..............................................................................

63

Cleaning the TouchPad and keyboard ..............................................................................

63

Traveling with or shipping your computer ...........................................................................................

63

9 Securing your computer and information ..................................................................................................

65

Using passwords ................................................................................................................................

65

Setting Windows passwords ..............................................................................................

66

Setting Setup Utility (BIOS) passwords .............................................................................

66

Using Internet security software .........................................................................................................

67

Using antivirus software .....................................................................................................

67

Using firewall software .......................................................................................................

67

Installing software updates .................................................................................................................

67

Installing Windows updates ...............................................................................................

67

Installing HP and third-party software updates ..................................................................

68

Securing your wireless network ..........................................................................................................

68

Backing up your software applications and information .....................................................................

68

10 Using Setup Utility (BIOS) and System Diagnostics ...............................................................................

69

Starting Setup Utility (BIOS) ...............................................................................................................

69

Updating the BIOS .............................................................................................................................

69

Determining the BIOS version ...........................................................................................

69

Downloading a BIOS update .............................................................................................

70

Using System Diagnostics ..................................................................................................................

71

11 Backing up, restoring, and recovering .....................................................................................................

72

Creating recovery media and backups ...............................................................................................

73

Restore and recovery .........................................................................................................................

74

Using Windows Refresh for quick and easy recovery .......................................................

75

Remove everything and reinstall Windows ........................................................................

75

Recovering using HP Recovery Manager ..........................................................................

76

What you need to know .....................................................................................

76

Using the HP Recovery partition to recover a minimized image (select

 

models only) ......................................................................................................

76

Changing the boot order ...................................................................................

77

Removing the HP Recovery partition .................................................................................

77

12 Specifications ..............................................................................................................................................

78

Input power .........................................................................................................................................

78

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