User Guide - Windows 8
Table Of Contents
- Welcome
- Getting to know your computer
- Connecting to a network
- Navigating using the keyboard, touch gestures and pointing devices
- Multimedia
- Power management
- Shutting down the computer
- Setting power options
- Using power-saving states
- Using battery power
- Finding additional battery information
- Using Battery Check
- Displaying the remaining battery charge
- Maximizing battery discharge time
- Managing low battery levels
- Inserting or removing the battery
- Conserving battery power
- Storing a user-replaceable battery (select models only)
- Disposing of a user-replaceable battery (select models only)
- Replacing a user-replaceable battery (select models only)
- Using external AC power
- Switchable graphics/dual graphics (select models only)
- External cards and devices
- Drives
- Security
- Protecting the computer
- Using passwords
- Using antivirus software
- Using firewall software
- Installing critical security updates
- Using HP Client Security Manager
- Installing an optional security cable
- Using the fingerprint reader (select models only)
- Maintenance
- Backup and recovery
- Computer Setup (BIOS), MultiBoot, and HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI)
- Support
- Specifications
- Traveling with the computer
- Troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting resources
- Resolving issues
- The computer is unable to start up
- The computer screen is blank
- Software is functioning abnormally
- The computer is on but not responding
- The computer is unusually warm
- An external device is not working
- The wireless network connection is not working
- The optical disc tray does not open for removal of a CD or DVD
- The computer does not detect the optical drive
- A disc does not play
- A movie is not visible on an external display
- The process of burning a disc does not begin, or it stops before completion
- Electrostatic discharge
- Index
13 Support ........................................................................................................................................................ 89
Contacting support ............................................................................................................................. 89
Labels ................................................................................................................................................. 90
14 Specifications .............................................................................................................................................. 91
Input power ......................................................................................................................................... 91
Operating environment ....................................................................................................................... 91
Appendix A Traveling with the computer ...................................................................................................... 92
Appendix B Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................................... 93
Troubleshooting resources ................................................................................................................. 93
Resolving issues ................................................................................................................................ 93
The computer is unable to start up .................................................................................... 93
The computer screen is blank ............................................................................................ 94
Software is functioning abnormally .................................................................................... 94
The computer is on but not responding ............................................................................. 94
The computer is unusually warm ....................................................................................... 94
An external device is not working ...................................................................................... 95
The wireless network connection is not working ................................................................ 95
The optical disc tray does not open for removal of a CD or DVD ...................................... 95
The computer does not detect the optical drive ................................................................. 97
A disc does not play ........................................................................................................... 97
A movie is not visible on an external display ..................................................................... 97
The process of burning a disc does not begin, or it stops before completion .................... 98
Appendix C Electrostatic discharge .............................................................................................................. 99
Index ................................................................................................................................................................. 100
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