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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 Adding or replacing a memory module
9 Security
Appendix A Setup Utility (BIOS)
Appendix B Software updates
Appendix C Backup and recovery
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1 Features
Top components
TouchPad
Lights
Button and speakers
Keys
Right-sidecomponents
Left-sidecomponents
Bottom components
Display components
Wireless antennas
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Additional hardware components
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2Wireless, local area network, and modem
Identifying wireless and network status icons
Using the wireless controls
Using the wireless action key
Using HP Wireless Assistant
Using operating system controls
Setting up a WLAN
Protecting your WLAN
Connecting to a WLAN
Roaming to another network
Bluetooth and Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)
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
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
7.Clear the check box for Wait for dial tone before dialing
3 Pointing devices and keyboard
Synaptics
Disable gestures
Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Mouse > Device settings > Settings
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Start > Devices and Printers
Mouse settings
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4 Multimedia
Identifying your multimedia components
Adjusting the volume
Using the media activity functions
Using the media activity action keys
Using CyberLink PowerDVD software
Using other preinstalled multimedia software
Installing multimedia software from a disc
Connecting external audio devices
Checking your audio functions
Start > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Sound
Connecting an HDMI device (select models only)
Configuring audio for HDMI (select models only)
Webcam tips
Adjusting webcam properties
Hue
Saturation
Sharpness
Gamma
Backlight
5 Power management
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
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Connecting the AC adapter
Testing an AC adapter
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
4.Change the Turn off the display settings to Never
5.Click Change advanced power settings
Hibernate after
On battery
Never
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
Configure Switchable Graphics
Configure ATI PowerXpress
3.Click Shut down
Power
6 Drives
Identifying the installed optical drive
Using optical discs
Selecting the right disc (CDs, DVDs, and BDs)
CD-Rdiscs
CD-RWdiscs
DVD±R discs
DVD±RW discs
Playing a CD, DVD, or BD
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Configuring AutoPlay
Changing DVD region settings
Observing the copyright warning
Copying a CD, DVD, or BD
Creating or “burning” a CD or DVD
Removing a CD, DVD, or BD
The optical disc tray does not open for removal of a CD, DVD, or BD
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
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Using Disk Defragmenter
Using Disk Cleanup
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7External devices and external media cards
Connecting a USB device
Removing a USB device
Inserting a digital card
Removing a digital card
8 Adding or replacing a memory module
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9 Security
Setting passwords in Windows
Setting passwords in Setup Utility
Administrator password
Power-onpassword
Start > All Programs > Norton Internet Security
Start > All Programs > Windows Update
A Setup Utility (BIOS)
Changing the language of Setup Utility
Navigating and selecting in Setup Utility
Displaying system information
Restoring default settings in Setup Utility
Exiting Setup Utility
Main menu
Security menu
System Configuration menu
Diagnostics menu
B Software updates
Determining the BIOS version
Downloading a BIOS update
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C Backup and recovery
1.Select Start > All Programs > Recovery Manager > Recovery Disk Creation
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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
Recovering from the recovery discs
Recovering from the dedicated recovery partition (select models only)
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