User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Getting started
- Components
- Network connections
- Connecting to a wireless network
- Connecting to a wired network
- Using HP MAC Address Pass Through (select products only)
- Navigating the screen
- Using touchpad and touch screen gestures
- Tap
- Two-finger pinch zoom
- Two-finger slide (touchpad and precision touchpad)
- Two-finger tap (touchpad and precision touchpad)
- Three-finger tap (touchpad and precision touchpad)
- Four-finger tap (touchpad and precision touchpad)
- Three-finger swipe (touchpad and precision touchpad)
- Four-finger swipe (precision touchpad)
- One-finger slide (touch screen)
- Using an optional keyboard or mouse
- Using an on-screen keyboard (select products only)
- Using touchpad and touch screen gestures
- Entertainment features
- Using a camera (select products only)
- Using audio
- Using video
- Connecting a DisplayPort device using a USB Type-C cable (select products only)
- Connecting a Thunderbolt device using a USB Type-C cable (select products only)
- Connecting video devices using an HDMI cable (select products only)
- Discovering and connecting wired displays using MultiStream Transport
- Discovering and connecting to Miracast-compatible wireless displays (select products only)
- Using data transfer
- Managing power
- Using Sleep and Hibernation
- Shutting down (turning off) the computer
- Using the Power icon and Power Options
- Running on battery power
- Running on external power
- Security
- Protecting the computer
- Using passwords
- Setting passwords in Windows
- Setting passwords in Computer Setup
- Managing a BIOS administrator password
- Using DriveLock Security Options
- Windows Hello (select products only)
- Using antivirus software
- Using firewall software
- Installing software updates
- Using HP Client Security (select products only)
- Using HP Device as a Service (select products only)
- Using an optional security cable (select products only)
- Using a fingerprint reader (select products only)
- Maintenance
- Backing up, restoring, and recovering
- Computer Setup (BIOS), TPM, and HP Sure Start
- Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics
- Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics Windows (select products only)
- Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics UEFI
- Using Remote HP PC Hardware Diagnostics UEFI settings (select products only)
- Specifications
- Electrostatic discharge
- Accessibility
- Index
Table 2-4 Touchpad components and their descriptions (continued)
Component Description
(3) Near Field Communications (NFC) tapping area
and antenna (select products only)
Allows you to wirelessly share information when you tap it with
an NFC-enabled device.
(4) Right control zone Textured area that allows you to perform additional gestures.
(5) Pointing stick Moves the pointer on the screen.
(6) Left pointing stick button Functions like the left button on an external mouse.
(7) Right pointing stick button Functions like the right button on an external mouse.
Lights
Use the illustration and table to identify the lights on the computer.
NOTE: Refer to the illustration that most closely matches your computer.
Table 2-5 Lights and their descriptions
Component Description
(1) Caps lock light On: Caps lock is on, which switches the key input to all capital
letters.
(2) Privacy key light (select products only) On: Privacy screen is on, which helps prevent side-angle viewing.
(3) Mute light ● On: Computer sound is o.
● O: Computer sound is on.
(4) Microphone mute light ● On: Microphone is o.
● O: Microphone is on.
(5) Power light ● On: The computer is on.
● Blinking (select products only): The computer is in the Sleep
state, a power-saving state. The computer shuts o power
to the display and other unnecessary components.
● O: Depending on your computer model, the computer is
o, in Hibernation, or in Sleep. Hibernation is the power-
saving state that uses the least amount of power.
8 Chapter 2 Components