User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Starting right
- Getting to know your computer
- Connecting to a network
- Enjoying entertainment features
- Using the webcam
- Using audio
- Using video
- Managing your audio and video files
- Share media and data across your home group network (select models only)
- Navigating using the keyboard and pointing devices
- Managing power
- Managing and sharing information
- Maintaining peak performance
- Using Computer Setup (BIOS) and HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI)
- Backing up, restoring, and recovering
- Troubleshooting
- Specifications
- Electrostatic Discharge
- Index
1 Starting right
This computer is a powerful tool designed to enhance your work and entertainment. To get the most
out of your computer, read this chapter to learn about best practices after setup, fun things to do with
your computer, and where to get more HP resources.
Best practices
After you set up and register the computer, we recommend the following steps:
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If you haven’t already done so, connect to a wired or wireless network. See details in
Connecting
to a network on page 14.
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Become familiar with the computer hardware and software. For information, go to
Getting to
know your computer on page 5 and Enjoying entertainment features on page 18.
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Back up your hard drive by creating a recovery drive. See
Backing up, restoring, and recovering
on page 51.
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