User's Manual

Cleaning your computer ..................................................................................................................... 51
Cleaning the display, sides, and cover .............................................................................. 51
Cleaning the TouchPad and keyboard .............................................................................. 51
Traveling with or shipping your computer ........................................................................................... 52
9 Securing your computer and information .................................................................................................. 53
Using passwords ................................................................................................................................ 53
Setting Windows passwords .............................................................................................. 54
Setting Setup Utility (BIOS) passwords ............................................................................. 54
Using Internet security software ......................................................................................................... 54
Using antivirus software ..................................................................................................... 55
Using firewall software ....................................................................................................... 55
Installing software updates ................................................................................................................. 55
Installing Windows updates ............................................................................................... 55
Installing HP and third-party software updates .................................................................. 56
Securing your wireless network .......................................................................................................... 56
Backing up your software applications and information ..................................................................... 56
Using an optional security cable lock ................................................................................................. 56
10 Using Setup Utility (BIOS) and System Diagnostics ............................................................................... 57
Starting Setup Utility (BIOS) ............................................................................................................... 57
Updating the BIOS ............................................................................................................................. 57
Determining the BIOS version ........................................................................................... 57
Downloading a BIOS update ............................................................................................. 58
Using System Diagnostics .................................................................................................................. 58
11 Backing up, restoring, and recovering ..................................................................................................... 60
Creating recovery media and backups ............................................................................................... 60
Creating HP Recovery media ............................................................................................ 61
Restore and recovery ......................................................................................................................... 62
Using Windows Refresh for quick and easy recovery ....................................................... 63
Remove everything and reinstall Windows ........................................................................ 63
Recovering using HP Recovery Manager .......................................................................... 64
What you need to know ..................................................................................... 64
Using the HP Recovery partition to recover a minimized image (select
models only) ...................................................................................................... 64
Using HP Recovery media to recover ............................................................... 65
Changing the computer boot order ................................................................... 65
Removing the HP Recovery partition ................................................................................. 65
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