User's Guide
Table Of Contents
- Starting right
- Getting to know your computer
- Connecting to a network
- Enjoying entertainment features
- Using a webcam (select models only)
- Using audio
- Using video
- Navigating the screen
- Managing power
- Initiating and exiting Sleep and Hibernation
- Using the power meter and power settings
- Running on battery power
- Running on AC power
- Shutting down (turning off) the computer
- Maintaining your computer
- Securing your computer and information
- Using Setup Utility (BIOS)
- Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI)
- Backing up, restoring, and recovering
- Specifications
- Electrostatic Discharge
- Index
Component
(1) Serial number
(2) Product number
(3) Warranty period
(4) Model number (select models only)
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Microsoft® Certificate of Authenticity label (select models only prior to Windows 8)—Contains
the Windows Product Key. You may need the Product Key to update or troubleshoot the
operating system. HP platforms with Windows 8 or Windows 8.x preinstalled do not have the
physical label. Instead a Digital Product Key is electronically installed.
NOTE: The Digital Product Key is automatically recognized and activated by Microsoft
operating systems when a Windows 8 or Windows 8.x operating system is reinstalled using HP-
approved recovery methods.
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Regulatory label(s)—Provide(s) regulatory information about the computer.
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Wireless certification label(s)—Provide(s) information about optional wireless devices and the
approval markings for the countries or regions in which the devices have been approved for use.
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