User's Manual
Table of contents
1 Starting right ...................................................................................................................................................... 1
Visit the HP Apps Store ........................................................................................................................ 1
Best practices ....................................................................................................................................... 1
Fun things to do .................................................................................................................................... 1
More HP resources .............................................................................................................................. 3
2 Getting to know your computer ......................................................................................................................... 5
Finding your hardware and software information ................................................................................. 5
Locating hardware ............................................................................................................... 5
Locating software ................................................................................................................. 5
Right side ............................................................................................................................................. 6
Left side ................................................................................................................................................ 7
Display .................................................................................................................................................. 9
Changing your notebook to an entertainment stand .......................................................... 10
Changing your notebook to a tablet ................................................................................... 10
Top ..................................................................................................................................................... 11
TouchPad .......................................................................................................................... 11
Lights ................................................................................................................................. 12
Speakers ............................................................................................................................ 12
Keys ................................................................................................................................... 13
Labels ................................................................................................................................................. 13
3 Connecting to a network ................................................................................................................................. 15
Connecting to a wireless network ....................................................................................................... 15
Using the wireless controls ................................................................................................ 15
Using the wireless button .................................................................................. 15
Using operating system controls ....................................................................... 16
Sharing data and drives and accessing software .............................................................. 16
Using a WLAN ................................................................................................................... 16
Using an Internet service provider .................................................................... 17
Setting up a WLAN ............................................................................................ 17
Configuring a wireless router ............................................................................ 17
Protecting your WLAN ....................................................................................... 17
Connecting to a WLAN ...................................................................................... 18
Using HP Mobile Broadband (select models only) ............................................................ 18
Inserting and removing a SIM (select models only) .......................................... 19
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