User manual
Table Of Contents
- Welcome
- Components
- Network connections
- Connecting to a wireless network
- Connecting to a wired network
- Using HP MAC Address Manager to identify your computer on a network (select products only)
- Navigating the screen
- Entertainment features
- 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
- Using Windows Hello (select products only)
- Using antivirus software
- Using firewall software
- Installing software updates
- Using HP Client Security (select products only)
- Using HP Touchpoint Manager (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 (UEFI)
- Specifications
- Electrostatic Discharge
- Accessibility
- Index
Cleaning procedures ......................................................................................................................... 51
Cleaning the display ........................................................................................................ 52
Cleaning the sides or cover ............................................................................................. 52
Cleaning the TouchPad, keyboard, or mouse (select products only) ............................ 52
Traveling with or shipping your computer .......................................................................................................... 52
9 Backing up, restoring, and recovering ........................................................................................................... 54
Creating recovery media and backups ................................................................................................................ 54
Creating HP Recovery media (select products only) ........................................................................ 54
Using Windows tools ........................................................................................................................................... 55
Restore and recovery .......................................................................................................................................... 56
Recovering using HP Recovery Manager .......................................................................................... 56
What you need to know before you get started ............................................................ 56
Using the HP Recovery partition (select products only) ................................................ 57
Using HP Recovery media to recover ............................................................................. 57
Changing the computer boot order ................................................................................ 58
Removing the HP Recovery partition (select products only) ......................................... 58
10 Computer Setup (BIOS), TPM, and HP Sure Start ........................................................................................... 59
Using Computer Setup ......................................................................................................................................... 59
Starting Computer Setup .................................................................................................................. 59
Using a USB keyboard or USB mouse to start Computer Setup (BIOS) .......................... 59
Navigating and selecting in Computer Setup ................................................................................... 60
Restoring factory settings in Computer Setup ................................................................................. 60
Updating the BIOS ............................................................................................................................. 61
Determining the BIOS version ........................................................................................ 61
Downloading a BIOS update ........................................................................................... 61
Changing the boot order using the f9 prompt .................................................................................. 62
TPM BIOS settings (select products only) ........................................................................................................... 62
Using HP Sure Start (select products only) ......................................................................................................... 63
11 Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) ..................................................................................................... 64
Downloading HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) to a USB device .................................................................... 64
12 Specifications ........................................................................................................................................... 66
Input power .......................................................................................................................................................... 66
Operating environment ....................................................................................................................................... 66
13 Electrostatic Discharge .............................................................................................................................. 68
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