Index

A

AC adapter, testing 45 AC adapter/battery light 8 accessory battery connector,

identifying

12

 

administrator password

58

airport security devices

51

antivirus software 64

 

audio functions, checking

34

audio-in (microphone) jack,

identifying

9

 

audio-out (headphone) jack,

identifying

9

 

Automatic DriveLock password

entering

 

63

 

 

 

removing

63

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

Backup and Restore

72

 

battery

 

 

 

 

 

 

conserving power

43

 

discharging

40

 

 

displaying remaining charge

40

 

 

 

 

 

 

disposing

 

44

 

 

 

low battery levels

41

 

replacing

44

 

 

 

storing

43

 

 

 

 

Battery Check

40

 

 

 

battery information, finding

40

battery power

40

 

 

 

battery temperature

43

 

BIOS

 

 

 

 

 

 

determining version 79

 

downloading an update

79

updating

79

 

 

 

Bluetooth device

15, 20

 

Bluetooth label

86

 

 

buttons

 

 

 

 

 

 

left pointing stick

4

 

left TouchPad

4

 

 

media

33

 

 

 

 

power

6, 37

 

 

 

right pointing stick

4

 

right TouchPad

4

 

volume

33

 

Windows button 7

 

C

 

 

 

cables

 

 

 

USB

49

 

caps lock light, identifying

5

caring for your computer

69

checking audio functions

34

cleaning your computer

69

components

 

 

bottom

12

 

display

11

 

front

8

 

 

left side

10

 

right side

9

 

top

4

 

 

computer reset 75

 

Computer Setup

BIOS administrator password

59

 

 

 

 

DriveLock password

60

 

navigating and selecting 77

restoring factory settings

78

computer, traveling

43, 88

 

connecting to a WLAN

18

 

connector, power 9

 

 

 

conservation, power

43

 

corporate WLAN connection

18

critical battery level

38

 

 

critical updates, software 64

 

D

 

 

 

 

Disk Cleanup software

55

 

Disk Defragmenter software

55

display image, switching

30

 

DisplayPort, connecting

35

 

DisplayPort, identifying

9

 

docking connector, identifying

9

drive media

38

 

 

 

DriveLock password

 

 

 

changing

62

 

 

 

description 60

 

 

 

entering

62

 

 

 

removing

62

 

 

 

setting

61

 

 

 

drives

 

 

 

 

 

external 50

 

 

 

handling

51

 

 

 

hard

50

 

 

 

 

optical

50

 

 

 

using

51

 

 

 

 

E

 

 

 

 

 

electrostatic discharge

93

 

embedded numeric keypad,

identifying

7, 31

 

 

 

esc key, identifying

7

 

 

external AC power, using

44

external devices 49

 

 

external drive

50

 

 

 

external monitor port

35

 

external VGA monitor port

10

F

 

 

 

 

 

f11 recovery

74

 

 

 

Face Recognition

34

 

 

fingerprint reader

65

 

 

fingerprint reader, identifying

6

firewall software

64

 

 

fn key, identifying

7, 29

 

function keys, identifying 7

 

G

 

 

 

 

 

GPS 20

 

 

 

 

 

graphics

 

 

 

 

 

AMD Dual Graphics

45

 

Hybrid Graphics

45

 

graphics modes, switching

45

H

 

 

 

 

 

hard drive

 

 

 

 

 

external

50

 

 

 

 

HP 3D DriveGuard

56

 

installing

54

 

 

 

 

removing

53

 

 

 

hard drive light

8, 56

 

 

hard drive recovery

74

 

hard drive, identifying

12, 13

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