User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Locating HP resources
- Computer features
- Setting up the computer
- Backing up, restoring, and recovering
- Using Windows tools
- Creating HP Recovery media (select products only)
- Restoring and recovery
- Restoring, resetting, and refreshing using Windows tools
- Restoring using HP Recovery Manager and the HP Recovery partition
- Recovering using HP Recovery Manager
- Recovering using the HP Recovery partition (select products only)
- Recovering using HP Recovery media
- Changing the computer boot order
- Removing the HP Recovery partition (select products only)
- Setting up Linux
- Updating the computer
- Maintenance, diagnostics, and minor troubleshooting
- Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics
- Routine care
- Accessibility
- Index

3 Setting up the computer
This chapter describes how to set up your computer.
Ensuring proper ventilation
Proper ventilation for the system is important for computer operation. Follow these guidelines:
● Operate the computer on a sturdy, level surface.
● Provide at least 15.24 cm (6.00 in) of clearance at the front and back of the computer. (This is the
minimum distance for all computer models.)
NOTE: Your computer may look slightly dierent from the illustration in this section.
● Ensure that the ambient air temperature is within specied limits. To locate specications for your
computer, see Product specications on page 8.
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