User Guide - Windows 8

Using antivirus software ........................................................................................... 54
Using firewall software ............................................................................................ 54
Installing software updates ...................................................................................................... 54
Installing Windows updates ...................................................................................... 55
Installing pre-installed and third-party software updates ................................................ 55
Securing your wireless network ................................................................................................ 55
Backing up your software applications and information .............................................................. 55
Using an optional security cable lock ........................................................................................ 55
10 Using Setup Utility (BIOS) and System Diagnostics ......................................................... 57
Starting Setup Utility (BIOS) ..................................................................................................... 57
Updating the BIOS ................................................................................................................. 57
Determining the BIOS version ................................................................................... 57
Downloading a BIOS update .................................................................................... 58
Using System Diagnostics ........................................................................................................ 59
11 Backing up, restoring, and recovering .......................................................................... 60
Creating recovery media and backups ..................................................................................... 60
Creating recovery media .......................................................................................... 61
Restore and recovery .............................................................................................................. 62
Using Windows Refresh for quick and easy recovery ................................................... 64
Remove everything and reinstall Windows ................................................................. 64
Recovering using HP Recovery Manager .................................................................... 65
What you need to know ............................................................................ 65
Using the recovery partition to recover a minimized image (select models
only) ....................................................................................................... 65
Using recovery media to recover ................................................................ 66
Changing the computer boot order ............................................................. 66
Removing the recovery partition ................................................................................ 66
12 Specifications ............................................................................................................... 68
Input power ........................................................................................................................... 68
Operating environment ........................................................................................................... 68
13 Electrostatic Discharge .................................................................................................. 70
Index ................................................................................................................................. 71
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