User Guide
Table Of Contents
- Starting right
- Getting to know your computer
- Connecting to a network
- Enjoying entertainment features
- Navigating the screen
- Managing power
- Initiating Sleep and Hibernation
- Using the power meter and power settings
- Running on battery power
- Running on external AC power
- Refreshing your software content with Intel Smart Connect Technology (select models only)
- Shutting down (turning off) the computer
- Maintaining your computer
- Securing your computer and information
- Using Setup Utility (BIOS) and HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI)
- Backing up, restoring, and recovering
- Specifications
- Electrostatic Discharge
- Accessibility
- Index
Setting Setup Utility (BIOS) passwords ............................................................................. 56
Using Internet security software ......................................................................................................... 56
Using antivirus software ..................................................................................................... 57
Using firewall software ....................................................................................................... 57
Installing software updates ................................................................................................................. 57
Installing critical security updates ...................................................................................... 57
Installing HP and third-party software updates .................................................................. 57
Securing your wireless network .......................................................................................................... 58
Backing up your software applications and information ..................................................................... 58
Using an optional security cable lock ................................................................................................. 58
9 Using Setup Utility (BIOS) and HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) ............................................................ 59
Starting Setup Utility (BIOS) ............................................................................................................... 59
Updating the BIOS ............................................................................................................................. 59
Determining the BIOS version ........................................................................................... 59
Downloading a BIOS update ............................................................................................. 60
Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) ...................................................................................... 60
Downloading HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) to a USB device ............................... 61
10 Backing up, restoring, and recovering .......................................................................................................... 62
Creating recovery media and backups ............................................................................................... 62
Creating HP Recovery media ............................................................................................ 62
Restore and recovery ......................................................................................................................... 63
Recovering using HP Recovery Manager .......................................................................... 64
What you need to know ..................................................................................... 64
Using the HP Recovery partition (select models only) ...................................... 64
Using HP Recovery media to recover ............................................................... 65
Changing the computer boot order ................................................................... 65
Removing the HP Recovery partition (select models only) ................................................ 65
11 Specifications ................................................................................................................................................ 66
Input power ......................................................................................................................................... 66
Operating environment ....................................................................................................................... 66
12 Electrostatic Discharge ................................................................................................................................. 67
13 Accessibility .................................................................................................................................................. 68
Supported assistive technologies ....................................................................................................... 68
Contacting support ............................................................................................................................. 68
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