Document Outline

• Starting right
  • Best practices
  • Fun things to do
  • More HP resources
• Getting to know your computer
  • Finding your hardware and software information
    • Locating hardware
  • Locating software
  • Right side
  • Left side
  • Display
  • Top
    • TouchPad
    • Lights
    • Buttons and speakers
    • Keys
  • Bottom
  • Labels
• Connecting to a network
  • Connecting to a wireless network
    • Using the wireless controls
      • Using the wireless button
      • Using operating system controls
    • Using a WLAN
      • Using an Internet service provider
      • Setting up a WLAN
      • Configuring a wireless router
      • Protecting your WLAN
      • Connecting to a WLAN
    • Using Bluetooth wireless devices (select models only)
  • Connecting to a wired network
    • Connecting to a local area network (LAN)
• Enjoying entertainment features
  • Using the webcam
  • Using audio
    • Connecting speakers
    • Connecting headphones
    • Connecting a microphone
    • Checking the sound
  • Using video
    • Connecting an HDMI device
      • Configuring audio settings
  • Managing your photo, audio, and video files
• Navigating using touch gestures, pointing devices and the keyboard
  • Using the TouchPad
  • Using TouchPad gestures
    • Tapping
    • Scrolling
    • Pinching/zooming
    • Edge swipes
      • Right-edge swipe
      • Top-edge swipe
      • Left-edge swipe
  • Using the keyboard and mouse
    • Using the keys
      • Using the action keys
      • Using Microsoft Windows 8 shortcut keys
      • Using the hot keys
    • Using the integrated numeric keypad
• Managing power
  • Initiating Sleep and Hibernation
    • Intel Rapid Start Technology (select models only)
    • Initiating and exiting Sleep
    • Enabling and exiting user-initiated Hibernation
    • Setting password protection on wakeup
  • Using the power meter and power settings
  • Selecting a power plan
  • Running on battery power
    • Removing a user-replaceable battery
    • Finding battery information
    • Conserving battery power
    • Identifying low battery levels
    • Resolving a low battery level
      • Resolving a low battery level when external power is available
      • Resolving a low battery level when no power source is available
      • Resolving a low battery level when the computer cannot exit Hibernation
    • Storing a user-replaceable battery
    • Disposing of a user-replaceable battery
    • Replacing a user-replaceable battery
  • Running on external AC power
    • Troubleshooting power problems
  • 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
  • Using a USB device
    • Connecting a USB device
    • Removing a USB device
    • Connecting a powered USB device
  • Inserting and removing a digital storage card
  • Sharing data and drives and accessing software
• Maintaining your computer
  • Handling drives
  • Replacing a hard drive
  • Using HP 3D DriveGuard (select models only)
  • Improving performance
    • Using Disk Defragmenter
    • Using Disk Cleanup
  • Adding or replacing memory modules
  • Updating programs and drivers
  • Cleaning your computer
    • Cleaning the display, sides, and cover
    • Cleaning the TouchPad and keyboard
  • Traveling with or shipping your computer
• Securing your computer and information
  • Using passwords
    • Setting Windows passwords
    • Setting Setup Utility (BIOS) passwords
  • Using Internet security software
    • Using antivirus software
    • Using firewall software
  • Installing software updates
    • Installing Windows updates
    • Installing HP and third-party software updates
  • Securing your wireless network
  • Backing up your software applications and information
  • Using an optional security cable lock
• Using Setup Utility (BIOS) and System Diagnostics
  • Starting Setup Utility (BIOS)
  • Updating the BIOS
    • Determining the BIOS version
    • Downloading a BIOS update
  • Using System Diagnostics
• Backing up, restoring, and recovering
  • Creating recovery media and backups
    • Creating HP Recovery media
  • Restore and recovery
    • Using Windows Refresh for quick and easy recovery
    • Remove everything and reinstall Windows
    • Recovering using HP Recovery Manager
      • What you need to know
      • Using the HP Recovery partition to recover a minimized image (select models only)
      • Using HP Recovery media to recover
      • Changing the computer boot order
    • Removing the HP Recovery partition
• Specifications
  • Input power
  • Operating environment
• Electrostatic Discharge
• Index