Owner manual
Table Of Contents
- Welcome
- Getting to know your computer
- Networking
- Keyboard and pointing devices
- Multimedia
- Power management
- Shutting down the computer
- Setting power options
- Using battery power
- Using external AC power
- Drives
- External cards and devices
- Memory modules
- Security
- Backup and Recovery
- Computer Setup (BIOS) and Advanced System Diagnostics
- MultiBoot
- Troubleshooting and support
- Troubleshooting
- The computer is unable to start up
- The computer screen is blank
- Software is functioning abnormally
- The computer is on but not responding
- The computer is unusually warm
- An external device is not working
- The wireless network connection is not working
- The optical disc tray does not open for removal of a CD or DVD
- The computer does not detect the optical drive
- A disc does not play
- A movie is not visible on an external display
- The process of burning a disc does not begin, or it stops before completion
- Contacting customer support
- Labels
- Troubleshooting
- Cleaning your computer
- Specifications
- Electrostatic discharge
- Index
function keys
identifying 8, 9
H
hard drive
external 59
installing 50
removing 49
hard drive bay, identifying 15
hard drive light 10
HDMI port, connecting 37
HDMI port, identifying 12
HDMI, configuring audio 37
headphone (audio-out) jack 10
Hibernation
exiting 39
initiated during critical battery
level 44
initiating 39
high-definition devices,
connecting 37
hotkeys
adjusting volume 25
audio CD, DVD, or BD
controls 25
battery charge 25
decrease screen brightness
24
description 24
increase screen brightness 24
muting speaker sound 25
QuickLock 25
Suspend 24
switching screen image 24
using 24
hubs 57
I
icons
network 17
wired network 17
wireless 17
input power 92
integrated numeric keypad,
identifying 9, 27
integrated webcam light,
identifying 14
internal display switch 14
internal microphones, identifying
14
Internet connection setup 18
issues, resolving 83
J
jacks
audio-in (microphone) 10
audio-out (headphone) 10
network 12
RJ-11 (modem) 11
RJ-45 (network) 12
K
keyboard hotkeys, identifying 24
keypad, embedded numeric 8
keypad, integrated numeric 9
keypads, identifying 26, 27
keys
esc 8
fn 8, 9, 26
function 8, 9
num lk 8, 9
operating system
applications 8, 9
operating system logo 8, 9
L
labels
Bluetooth 88
HP Mobile Broadband
Module 88
regulatory 88
serial number 88
SIM 88
wireless certification 88
WLAN 88
legacy support, USB 74
lights
Battery 12
caps lock 5
hard drive 10
optical drive 11
power 5
webcam 14
wireless 5
local area network (LAN)
cable required 22
connecting cable 22
logical drive designations 80
low battery level 44
M
managing a power-on password
67
managing an administrator
password 67
media card
defined 53
inserting 53
removing 54
stopping 54
Media Card Reader 10
media controls, keys 25
memory module
inserting 62
removing 61
memory module compartment,
identifying 15
microphone (audio-in) jack,
identifying 10
mouse, external
setting preferences 32
MultiBoot Express 78, 82
mute key, identifying 25
N
network cable 22
connecting 22
noise suppression circuitry 22
network connection icons 17
network jack, identifying 12
Network Service Boot 79
NIC boot device 78, 79
noise suppression circuitry
network cable 22
num lk key, identifying 8, 9, 26,
27
O
operating environment 93
operating system 38
operating system applications key,
identifying 8, 9
operating system logo key,
identifying 8, 9
operating system, passwords set
in 66
optical drive 11, 59
optical drive eject button 11
optical drive light 11
96 Index