User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Starting right
- Getting to know your computer
- Connecting to a network
- Enjoying entertainment features
- Navigating using touch gestures, pointing devices and the keyboard
- Managing power
- Initiating Sleep and Hibernation
- Using the power meter and power settings
- Selecting a power plan
- Running on battery power
- Running on external AC power
- HP CoolSense (select models only)
- Refreshing your software content with Intel Smart Connect Technology (select models only)
- Shutting down (turning off) the computer
- Managing and sharing information
- Maintaining your computer
- Securing your computer and information
- Using Setup Utility (BIOS) and System Diagnostics
- Backing up, restoring, and recovering
- Specifications
- Electrostatic Discharge
- Index
Index
A
AC adapter 5
AC adapter, testing 45
action keys
decrease screen brightness
37
Help and Support 37
identifying 12
increase screen brightness 37
next track or section 37
play, pause, resume 37
previous track or section 37
radiance backlight keyboard
37
switch screen image 37
volume down 37
volume mute 37
volume up 37
wireless 37
antivirus software, using 55
audio functions, checking 23
audio-out (headphone) jacks 5,
21
B
back up
personal files 61
backing up software and
information 56
backups 60
bass settings hot key 38
battery
discharging 43
low battery levels 43
battery information, finding 43
battery power 42
Beats Audio 22, 38
Beats Audio Control Panel 22
Beats Audio hot key 23
BIOS
determining version 57
downloading an update 58
updating 57
Bluetooth device 15, 18
Bluetooth label 14
boot order
changing HP Recovery
Manager 65
bottom 14
buttons
power 11
C
cables
USB 48
caps lock light, identifying 10
caring for your computer 51
checking audio functions 23
cleaning your computer 51
components
bottom 13
display 7
left side 6
right side 5
top 9
computer reset 63
configuring audio for HDMI 24
connecting to a WLAN 17
connector, power 5
corporate WLAN connection 17
critical battery level 43
CyberLink PowerDVD 25
D
deleted files
restoring 62
digital card
inserting 49
Disk Cleanup software 50
Disk Defragmenter software 50
E
edge swipe gestures 34
edge—swipe gestures
top-edge swipe 35
electrostatic discharge 67
esc key, identifying 12
external AC power, using 44
external devices 48
F
firewall software 55
fn key, identifying 12, 38
Fun things to do 1
H
hard drive light 7
HDMI
configuring audio 24
HDMI port, connecting 23
HDMI port, identifying 6, 21
headphones, connecting 22
Hibernation
exiting 41
initiated during critical battery
level 43
initiating 41
high-definition devices,
connecting 23, 25
hot keys
bass settings 38
description 38
reveal system information 38
TouchPad accent light 38
using 38
HP and third-party software
updates, installing 56
HP Recovery Manager 64
correcting boot problems 65
starting 64
HP Recovery media
creating 61
recovery 65
HP Recovery partition 64
recovery 64
removing 65
hubs 47
I
input power 66
installing
critical updates 55
optional security cable lock 56
integrated numeric keypad,
identifying 39
68 Index