User Guide - Windows 7
Table Of Contents
- Welcome
- Getting to know your computer
- Connecting to a network
- Connecting to a wireless network
- Connecting to a wired 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 (select models only)
- 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)
- Using HP Sure Start
- Support
- Specifications
- Traveling with or shipping your 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
- 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
1. Connect an external hub (purchased separately) to the DisplayPort on your computer, using a DP-to-DP
cable (purchased separately). Be sure that the hub power adapter is connected to AC power.
2. Connect your external display devices to the VGA ports, or DisplayPorts on the hub.
3. For details on how to set up multiple displays, press fn+f4. If you don’t see one of your connected
displays, be sure that each device is connected to the correct port on the hub.
NOTE: Multiple display choices include Duplicate, which mirrors your computer screen on all enabled
displays, or Extend, which spans your computer screen across all enabled displays.
Connect displays to computers with Intel graphics (with an optional hub)
NOTE: With an Intel graphics controller, you can connect up to 3 display devices.
To set up multiple displays, follow these steps:
1. Connect an external hub (purchased separately) to the DisplayPort on your computer, using a DP-to-DP
cable (purchased separately). Be sure that the hub power adapter is connected to AC power.
2. Connect your external display devices to the VGA ports or DisplayPorts on the hub.
3. When Windows detects a monitor connected to the DP hub, the DisplayPort Topology Notification
dialog box is displayed. Click the appropriate options to configure your displays. Multiple display choices
include Duplicate, which mirrors your computer screen on all enabled displays, or Extend, which
extends the screen image across all enabled displays.
NOTE: If this dialog box does not appear, be sure that each external device is connected to the correct
port on the hub. For more information, press fn+f4 and then follow the on-screen instructions.
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