User's Guide
Table Of Contents
- Getting started
- Components
- Network connections
- Connecting to a wireless network
- Connecting to a wired network
- Using HP MAC Address Pass Through to identify your computer on a network (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 DisplayPort 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)
- Using data transfer
- Managing power
- Using Sleep and Hibernation
- Shutting down (turning off) the computer
- Using the Power icon and Power Options
- 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 Device as a Service (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
- Specifications
- Electrostatic discharge
- Accessibility
- Index
10 Computer Setup (BIOS), TPM, and HP Sure
Start
Using Computer Setup
Computer Setup, or Basic Input/Output System (BIOS), controls communication between all the input and
output devices on the system (such as disk drives, display, keyboard, mouse, and printer). Computer Setup
includes settings for the types of devices installed, the startup sequence of the computer, and the amount of
system and extended memory.
NOTE: Use extreme care when making changes in Computer Setup. Errors can prevent the computer from
operating properly.
Starting Computer Setup
▲ Turn on or restart the computer, and when the HP logo appears, press f10 to enter Computer Setup.
Navigating and selecting in Computer Setup
● To select a menu or a menu item, use the tab key and the keyboard arrow keys and then press enter, or
use a poin
ting device to select the item.
● To scroll up and down, select the up arrow or the down arrow in the upper-right corner of the screen, or
use the up arr
ow key or the down arrow key on the keyboard.
● To close open dialog boxes and return to the main Computer Setup screen, press esc, and then follow
the on-scr
een instructions.
To exit Computer Setup, choose one of the following methods:
● To exit Computer Setup menus without saving your changes, select Main, select Ignore Changes and
Exit, and then select Yes.
NOTE: If you are using arrow keys to highlight your choice, you must then press enter.
● To save your changes and exit Computer Setup menus, select Main, select Save Changes and Exit, and
then sel
ect Yes.
NOTE: If you are using arrow keys to highlight your choice, you must then press enter.
Your changes go into eect when the computer restarts.
Restoring factory settings in Computer Setup
NOTE: Restoring defaults will not change the hard drive mode.
To return all settings in Computer Setup to the values that were set at the factory, follow these steps:
1. Start Computer Setup. See Starting Computer Setup on page 62.
2. Select Main, select Apply Factory Defaults and Exit, and then select Yes.
NOTE: If you are using arrow keys to highlight your choice, you must then press enter.
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