User's Manual

8 Securing your computer and information ........................................................................................................ 57
Using passwords ................................................................................................................................ 57
Setting Windows passwords .............................................................................................. 58
Setting Setup Utility (BIOS) passwords ............................................................................. 58
Using Internet security software ......................................................................................................... 58
Using antivirus software ..................................................................................................... 59
Using firewall software ....................................................................................................... 59
Installing software updates ................................................................................................................. 59
Installing critical security updates ...................................................................................... 59
Installing HP and third-party software updates .................................................................. 59
Securing your wireless network .......................................................................................................... 60
Backing up your software applications and information ..................................................................... 60
Using an optional security cable lock ................................................................................................. 60
9 Using Setup Utility (BIOS) and HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) ............................................................ 61
Starting Setup Utility (BIOS) ............................................................................................................... 61
Updating the BIOS ............................................................................................................................. 61
Determining the BIOS version ........................................................................................... 61
Downloading a BIOS update ............................................................................................. 62
Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) ...................................................................................... 62
Downloading HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) to a USB device ............................... 63
10 Backing up, restoring, and recovering .......................................................................................................... 64
Creating recovery media and backups ............................................................................................... 64
Creating HP Recovery media ............................................................................................ 64
Restore and recovery ......................................................................................................................... 65
Recovering using HP Recovery Manager .......................................................................... 66
What you need to know ..................................................................................... 66
Using the HP Recovery partition (select models only) ...................................... 66
Using HP Recovery media to recover ............................................................... 67
Changing the computer boot order ................................................................... 67
Removing the HP Recovery partition (select models only) ................................................ 67
11 Specifications ................................................................................................................................................ 68
Input power ......................................................................................................................................... 68
Operating environment ....................................................................................................................... 68
12 Electrostatic Discharge ................................................................................................................................. 69
Index ................................................................................................................................................................... 70
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