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
Index
A
accessibility 38
audio-in (microphone) jack,
identifying 6, 8
audio-out (headphone) jack,
identifying 7
audio-out (headphone)/audio-in
(microphone) combo jack,
identifying 4, 5
B
backup, creating 16
backups 16
BIOS
determining version 24
updating 24
upgrading 24
blink or beep codes 28
boot order, changing 20
buttons
power 4, 5, 6, 7
C
care, routine 36
computer components 4
front 4
left side 6
rear 6
computer features 4
computer setup 9
connecting monitors 11
customizing the display 15
ensuring proper ventilation 9
security 15
setup procedures 10
computer, updating 24
connector, power 6, 7
Customer Self Repair 28
D
drive light, identifying 4, 5
drivers, updating 25
G
graphics cards, types 13
H
headphone (audio-out) jack 7
HP driver disc
RHEL setup 22
SLED setup 23
Ubuntu setup 23
HP PC Hardware Diagnostics UEFI
downloading 33
starting 33
using 32
HP PC Hardware Diagnostics Windows
downloading 31
installing 32
using 31
HP Recovery Manager
correcting boot problems 20
starting 19
HP Recovery media
recovery 19
using 17
HP Recovery partition
recovery 19
removing 20
HP resources 1
J
jacks
audio-in (microphone) 6, 8
audio-out (headphone) 7
audio-out (headphone)/audio-in
(microphone) combo 4, 5
L
lights
hard drive 4, 5
links
contact information for HP US
29
HP Customer Self Repair 28
Linux Hardware Matrix for HP
computers 21
Red Hat Certication 22
Software & driver downloads 21
SUSE certication bulletin search
page 22
Ubuntu 23
Linux
HP Linux driver discs 21
proprietary graphics drivers 23
RHEL 22
setup 21
solutions 21
Linux-ready systems
creating a disc 21
Linux versions 21
M
memory card reader, identifying 4,
5
microphone (audio-in) jack 6, 8
minimized image recovery 19
minimized image, creating 18
monitors
adjusting display 15
connecting 14
graphics cards 13
O
original system recovery 18
P
ports
USB SuperSpeed 4, 5, 7, 8
USB SuperSpeed port with HP
Sleep and Charge 4, 5
USB Type-C SuperSpeed Plus 4
power button, identifying 4, 5, 6, 7
power connector, identifying 6, 7
product
diagnostics 2
documentation 2
information 1
updates 3
product change notications 29
R
recovery 16
discs 17, 19
Index 39