HP Presario manual 8

Inserting an optical disc .....................................................................................................	39
Tray load ...........................................................................................................	39
Slot load ............................................................................................................	40
Removing an optical disc ...................................................................................................	40
Tray load ...........................................................................................................	40
When the disc tray opens normally ..................................................	41
When the disc tray fails to open normally .........................................	41
Slot load ............................................................................................................	42
Sharing optical drives ........................................................................................................	43
Using RAID (select models only) ........................................................................................................	43
7 Security ..........................................................................................................................................................	44
Protecting the computer .....................................................................................................................	44
Using passwords ................................................................................................................................	44
Setting passwords in Windows ..........................................................................................	45
Setting passwords in Setup Utility (BIOS) .........................................................................	45
Managing an administrator password ...............................................................	46
Entering an administrator password ..................................................................	46
Managing a power-on password .......................................................................	47
Entering a power-on password .........................................................................	47
Using antivirus software .....................................................................................................................	47
Using firewall software .......................................................................................................................	47
Installing critical security updates .......................................................................................................	48
Installing an optional security cable ....................................................................................................	48
Using the fingerprint reader (select models only) ...............................................................................	49
Locating the fingerprint reader ...........................................................................................	49
8 Maintenance ..................................................................................................................................................	50
Cleaning your computer .....................................................................................................................	50
Cleaning the display ..........................................................................................................	50
Cleaning the TouchPad and keyboard ..............................................................................	50
Updating programs and drivers ..........................................................................................................	50
Using SoftPaq Download Manager ....................................................................................................	51
9 Setup Utility (BIOS) and System Diagnostics ............................................................................................	52
Using Setup Utility (BIOS) ..................................................................................................................	52
Starting Setup Utility (BIOS) ..............................................................................................	52
Changing the language of Setup Utility (BIOS) .................................................................	52
Navigating and selecting in Setup Utility (BIOS) ................................................................	53
Displaying system information ...........................................................................................	53

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