HP ENVY dv4-5213cl Notebook PC User Manual

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Cleaning the display, sides, and cover .............................................................................. 58
Cleaning the TouchPad and keyboard .............................................................................. 58

Traveling with or shipping your computer ........................................................................................... 58

9 Securing your computer and information .................................................................................................. 60

Using passwords ................................................................................................................................ 60

Setting Windows passwords .............................................................................................. 61
Setting Setup Utility (BIOS) passwords ............................................................................. 61

Using Internet security software ......................................................................................................... 61

Using antivirus software ..................................................................................................... 62
Using firewall software ....................................................................................................... 62

Installing software updates ................................................................................................................. 62

Installing Windows updates ............................................................................................... 62
Installing HP and third-party software updates .................................................................. 63

Securing your wireless network .......................................................................................................... 63
Backing up your software applications and information ..................................................................... 63
Using an optional security cable lock ................................................................................................. 63

10 Using Setup Utility (BIOS) and System Diagnostics ............................................................................... 64

Starting Setup Utility (BIOS) ............................................................................................................... 64
Updating the BIOS ............................................................................................................................. 64

Determining the BIOS version ........................................................................................... 64
Downloading a BIOS update ............................................................................................. 65

Using System Diagnostics .................................................................................................................. 66

11 Backing up, restoring, and recovering ..................................................................................................... 67

Creating recovery media and backups ............................................................................................... 67

Creating HP Recovery media ............................................................................................ 68

Restore and recovery ......................................................................................................................... 69

Using Windows Refresh for quick and easy recovery ....................................................... 70
Remove everything and reinstall Windows ........................................................................ 70
Recovering using HP Recovery Manager .......................................................................... 71

What you need to know ..................................................................................... 71
Using the HP Recovery partition to recover a minimized image (select
models only) ...................................................................................................... 71
Using HP Recovery media to recover ............................................................... 72
Changing the computer boot order ................................................................... 72

Removing the HP Recovery partition ................................................................................. 72

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