User Guide - Windows 8

Replacing the service door ................................................................................ 51
Replacing or upgrading the hard drive ............................................................................... 52
Removing the hard drive ................................................................................... 52
Installing a hard drive ........................................................................................ 54
Improving hard drive performance ..................................................................................... 55
Using Disk Defragmenter .................................................................................. 55
Using Disk Cleanup ........................................................................................... 56
Using HP 3D DriveGuard (select models only) .................................................................. 56
Identifying HP 3D DriveGuard status ................................................................ 56
Using optical drives (select models only) ........................................................................................... 57
Identifying the installed optical drive .................................................................................. 57
Inserting an optical disc ..................................................................................................... 57
Tray-load ........................................................................................................... 57
Removing an optical disc ................................................................................................... 58
Tray-load ........................................................................................................... 58
When the disc tray opens normally .................................................. 58
When the disc tray fails to open normally ......................................... 59
Sharing optical drives ........................................................................................................ 61
Using RAID (select models only) ........................................................................................................ 61
9 Security .......................................................................................................................................................... 62
Protecting the computer ..................................................................................................................... 62
Using passwords ................................................................................................................................ 63
Setting passwords in Windows .......................................................................................... 63
Setting passwords in Computer Setup .............................................................................. 64
Managing a BIOS administrator password ........................................................................ 64
Entering a BIOS administrator password .......................................................... 65
Managing a Computer Setup DriveLock password ........................................................... 65
Setting a DriveLock password ........................................................................... 66
Entering a DriveLock password ........................................................................ 67
Changing a DriveLock password ...................................................................... 67
Removing DriveLock protection ........................................................................ 67
Using Computer Setup Automatic DriveLock .................................................................... 68
Entering an Automatic DriveLock password ..................................................... 68
Removing Automatic DriveLock protection ....................................................... 68
Using antivirus software ..................................................................................................................... 69
Using firewall software ....................................................................................................................... 69
Installing critical security updates ....................................................................................................... 69
Using HP Client Security Manager ..................................................................................................... 70
Installing an optional security cable .................................................................................................... 70
Using the fingerprint reader (select models only) ............................................................................... 70
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