User's Manual

Using antivirus software ..................................................................................................... 55
Using firewall software ....................................................................................................... 55
Installing software updates ................................................................................................................. 55
Installing critical security updates ...................................................................................... 55
Installing HP and third-party software updates .................................................................. 55
Securing your wireless network .......................................................................................................... 56
Backing up your software applications and information ..................................................................... 56
11 Using Setup Utility (BIOS) and HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) .......................................................... 57
Starting Setup Utility (BIOS) ............................................................................................................... 57
Updating the BIOS ............................................................................................................................. 57
Determining the BIOS version ........................................................................................... 57
Downloading a BIOS update ............................................................................................. 58
Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) ...................................................................................... 58
Downloading HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) to a USB device ............................... 59
12 Backing up, restoring, and recovering .......................................................................................................... 60
Creating recovery media and backups ............................................................................................... 60
Creating HP Recovery media ............................................................................................ 60
Restore and recovery ......................................................................................................................... 61
Recovering using HP Recovery Manager .......................................................................... 62
What you need to know ..................................................................................... 62
Using the HP Recovery partition (select models only) ...................................... 62
Using HP Recovery media to recover ............................................................... 63
Changing the computer boot order ................................................................... 63
Removing the HP Recovery partition (select models only) ................................................ 63
13 Specifications ................................................................................................................................................ 64
Input power ......................................................................................................................................... 64
Operating environment ....................................................................................................................... 64
14 Electrostatic Discharge ................................................................................................................................. 65
Index ................................................................................................................................................................... 66
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