User Guide

Using an optional security cable (select products only) ..................................................................................... 59
Using a ngerprint reader (select products only) ............................................................................................... 60
Locating the ngerprint reader ......................................................................................................... 60
8 Maintenance ............................................................................................................................................... 61
Improving performance ....................................................................................................................................... 61
Using Disk Defragmenter .................................................................................................................. 61
Using Disk Cleanup ............................................................................................................................ 61
Using HP 3D DriveGuard (select products only) ................................................................................ 61
Identifying HP 3D DriveGuard status .............................................................................. 62
Updating programs and drivers .......................................................................................................................... 62
Cleaning your computer ...................................................................................................................................... 62
Cleaning procedures .......................................................................................................................... 62
Cleaning the display ........................................................................................................ 63
Cleaning the sides or cover ............................................................................................. 63
Cleaning the TouchPad, keyboard, or mouse (select products only) ............................. 63
Traveling with or shipping your computer .......................................................................................................... 63
9 Backing up, restoring, and recovering ........................................................................................................... 65
Creating recovery media and backups ................................................................................................................ 65
Using HP Recovery media (select products only) ............................................................................. 65
Using Windows tools ......................................................................................................................... 66
Using the HP Cloud Recovery Download Tool (select products only) ............................................... 67
Restore and recovery ........................................................................................................................................... 67
Recovering using HP Recovery Manager ........................................................................................... 67
What you need to know before you get started ............................................................. 67
Using the HP Recovery partition (select products only) ................................................. 68
Using HP Recovery media to recover .............................................................................. 69
Changing the computer boot order ................................................................................ 69
Removing the HP Recovery partition (select products only) ......................................... 69
10 Computer Setup (BIOS), TPM, and HP Sure Start ............................................................................................ 70
Using Computer Setup ......................................................................................................................................... 70
Starting Computer Setup .................................................................................................................. 70
Using a USB keyboard or USB mouse to start Computer Setup (BIOS) .......................... 70
Navigating and selecting in Computer Setup ................................................................................... 70
Restoring factory settings in Computer Setup ................................................................................. 71
Updating the BIOS ............................................................................................................................. 71
Determining the BIOS version ......................................................................................... 71
Downloading a BIOS update ........................................................................................... 72
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