User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Starting right
- Getting to know your tablet
- Knowing the tablet parts
- Keyboard dock
- Releasing the tablet from the keyboard dock
- Labels
- Changing your tablet's settings
- Using TouchPad gestures
- Using touch screen gestures
- Setting Touch screen preferences
- Using the on-screen keyboard
- Using the digital pen (select models only)
- Finding your hardware and software information
- Connecting to a network
- Enjoying entertainment features
- Navigating using the keyboard, touch gestures and pointing devices
- Managing power
- Initiating Sleep and Hibernation
- Setting password protection on wakeup
- Using the power meter and power settings
- Selecting a power plan
- 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 tablet
- Managing and sharing information
- Maintaining your tablet
- Securing your tablet and information
- Using Setup Utility (BIOS) and System Diagnostics
- Backing up, restoring, and recovering
- Specifications
- Electrostatic Discharge
- Index
To use the f11 key:
1. Press f11 while the tablet boots.
– or –
Press and hold f11 as you press the power button.
2. Select Troubleshoot from the boot options menu.
3. Select Reset your PC, and follow the on-screen instructions.
To use the Start screen:
1. From the Start screen, point to the far-right upper or lower corner of the screen to display the
charms.
2. Click Settings.
3. Click Change PC settings in the bottom-right corner of the screen, and then select General
from the PC settings screen.
4. Under Remove everything and reinstall Windows, select Get started, and follow the on-
screen instructions.
Recovering using HP Recovery Manager
HP Recovery Manager software allows you to recover the tablet to its original factory state. Using the
HP Recovery media you created, you can choose from one of the following recovery options:
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System Recovery—Reinstalls the original operating system, and then configures the settings for
the programs that were installed at the factory.
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Minimized Image Recovery—Reinstalls the operating system and all hardware-related drivers
and software, but not other software applications.
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Factory Reset—Restores the tablet to the state its original factory state by deleting all
information from the hard drive and re-creating the partitions. Then it reinstalls the operating
system and the software that was installed at the factory.
The HP Recovery partition (select models only) allows Minimized Image Recovery.
What you need to know
● HP Recovery Manager recovers only software that was installed at the factory. For software not
provided with this tablet, you must either download the software from the manufacturer's website
or reinstall the software from the media provided by the manufacturer.
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Recovery through HP Recovery Manager should be used as a final attempt to correct tablet
issues.
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HP Recovery media must be used if the tablet hard drive fails.
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To use the Factory Reset or System Recovery options, you must use HP Recovery media.
● If the HP Recovery media do not work, you can obtain recovery media for your system from the
HP website. For U.S. support, go to
http://www.hp.com/go/contactHP. For worldwide support, go
to
http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/wwcontact_us.html.
IMPORTANT: HP Recovery Manager does not automatically provide backups of your personal
data. Before beginning recovery, back up any personal data you wish to retain.
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