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
integrated webcam, identifying 8,
20
Intel Wireless Display 25
Intel Wireless Music 25
internal display switch,
identifying 8
internal microphones, identifying
7, 20
Internet connection setup 16
Internet security software, using
54
J
jacks
audio-out (headphone) 5, 21
network 5
RJ-45 (network) 5
K
keyboard backlight action key,
identifying 37
keyboard hot keys, identifying 38
keys
action 12
esc 12
fn 12
Windows logo 12
L
labels
Bluetooth 14
regulatory 14
serial number 13
service 13
wireless certification 14
WLAN 14
left-edge swipe 35
lights
AC adapter 5
caps lock 10
hard drive 7
mute 10
power 7, 10
wireless 10
low battery level 43
M
maintenance
Disk Cleanup 50
Disk Defragmenter 50
Media Slot, identifying 6
microphone, connecting 22
minimized image
creating 64
minimized image recovery 64
mouse, external
setting preferences 26
mute light, identifying 10
N
network jack, identifying 5
num lock key, identifying 39
O
operating environment 66
optional external devices, using
48
original system recovery 64
P
passwords
Setup Utility (BIOS) 54
Windows 54
pinching touch screen gesture 33
pinching TouchPad gesture 28
ports
HDMI 6, 21, 23
Intel Wireless Display 25
Intel Wireless Music 25
USB 2.0 5
USB 3.0 6, 21
power
battery 42
power button, identifying 11
power connector, identifying 5
power lights, identifying 7, 10
PowerDVD 25
product name and number,
computer 13
public WLAN connection 17
R
recovery 62, 63
discs 61, 65
HP Recovery Manager 64
media 65
starting 64
supported discs 61
system 64
USB flash drive 65
using HP Recovery media 61
recovery media
creating 61
creating using HP Recovery
Manager 61
recovery partition 64
removing 65
recycle
computer 62, 63
refresh 63
computer 62
regulatory information
regulatory label 14
wireless certification labels 14
remove everything and reinstall
Windows 63
reset
computer 62, 63
steps 63
restore
Windows File History 62
right-edge swipe 34
RJ-45 (network) jack, identifying
5
rotating TouchPad gesture 29
S
scrolling TouchPad gesture 28
security cable lock, installing 56
security cable slot, identifying 6
security, wireless 17
serial number 13
serial number, computer 13
service labels
locating 13
setting password protection on
wakeup 41
setup of WLAN 16
Setup Utility (BIOS) passwords
54
shipping the computer 52
shutdown 46
Sleep
exiting 41
initiating 41
slots
Digital Media 6
security cable 6
software
CyberLink PowerDVD 25
Index 69