User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Getting started
- Components
- Network connections
- Connecting to a wireless network
- Connecting to a wired network
- Using HP MAC Address Pass Through (select products only)
- Navigating the screen
- Using touchpad and touch screen gestures
- Tap
- Two-finger pinch zoom
- Two-finger slide (touchpad and precision touchpad)
- Two-finger tap (touchpad and precision touchpad)
- Three-finger tap (touchpad and precision touchpad)
- Four-finger tap (touchpad and precision touchpad)
- Three-finger swipe (touchpad and precision touchpad)
- Four-finger swipe (precision touchpad)
- One-finger slide (touch screen)
- Using an optional keyboard or mouse
- Using an on-screen keyboard (select products only)
- Using touchpad and touch screen gestures
- Entertainment features
- Using a camera (select products only)
- Using audio
- Using video
- Connecting a Thunderbolt device using a USB Type-C cable (select products only)
- Connecting video devices using an HDMI cable (select products only)
- Discovering and connecting wired displays using MultiStream Transport
- Discovering and connecting to Miracast-compatible wireless displays (select products only)
- Discovering and connecting to Intel WiDi certified displays (select Intel products only)
- Using data transfer
- Managing power
- Using Sleep and Hibernation
- Shutting down (turning off) the computer
- Using the Power icon
- Running on battery power
- Running on external power
- Security
- Protecting the computer
- Using passwords
- Setting passwords in Windows
- Setting passwords in Computer Setup
- Managing a BIOS administrator password
- Using DriveLock Security Options
- Windows Hello (select products only)
- Using antivirus software
- Using firewall software
- Installing software updates
- Using HP Client Security (select products only)
- Using HP TechPulse (select products only)
- Using an optional security cable (select products only)
- Using a fingerprint reader (select products only)
- Maintenance
- Backing up, restoring, and recovering
- Computer Setup (BIOS), TPM, and HP Sure Start
- Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics
- Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics Windows (select products only)
- Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics UEFI
- Using Remote HP PC Hardware Diagnostics UEFI settings (select products only)
- Specifications
- Electrostatic discharge
- Accessibility
- Index
▲ Select Contact HP, accept the HP privacy disclaimer, and then use a mobile device to scan the failure ID
code that appears on the next screen. The HP Customer Support - Service Center page appears with your
failure ID and product number automatically lled in. Follow the on-screen instructions.
– or –
Contact support, and provide the failure ID code.
NOTE: To start diagnostics on a convertible computer, your computer must be in notebook mode, and you
must use the attached keyboard.
NOTE: If you need to stop a diagnostic test, press esc.
Starting HP PC Hardware Diagnostics UEFI
To start HP PC Hardware Diagnostics UEFI, follow this procedure.
1. Turn on or restart the computer, and quickly press esc.
2. Press f2.
The BIOS searches three places for the diagnostic tools, in the following order:
a. Connected USB ash drive
NOTE: To download the HP PC Hardware Diagnostics UEFI tool to a USB ash drive, see
Downloading the latest HP PC Hardware Diagnostics UEFI version on page 71.
b. Hard drive
c. BIOS
3. When the diagnostic tool opens, select a language, select the type of diagnostic test you want to run,
and then follow the on-screen instructions.
Downloading HP PC Hardware Diagnostics UEFI to a USB
ash drive
Downloading HP PC Hardware Diagnostics UEFI to a USB ash drive can be useful in some situations.
● HP PC Hardware Diagnostics UEFI is not included in the preinstallation image.
● HP PC Hardware Diagnostics UEFI is not included in the HP Tool partition.
● The hard drive is damaged.
NOTE: The HP PC Hardware Diagnostics UEFI downloading instructions are provided in English only, and
you must use a Windows computer to download and create the HP UEFI support environment because
only .exe les are provided.
Downloading the latest HP PC Hardware Diagnostics UEFI version
To download the latest HP PC Hardware Diagnostics UEFI version to a USB ash drive, follow this procedure.
1. Go to http://www.hp.com/go/techcenter/pcdiags. The HP PC Diagnostics home page is displayed.
2. Select Download HP Diagnostics UEFI, and then select Run.
Starting HP PC Hardware Diagnostics UEFI
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