HP Envy 15t-1100se CTO Beats Limited Edition Notebook PC - Manual (Page 8)

7 Drives and external devices
Drives ................................................................................................................................................. 57
Identifying installed drives .................................................................................................. 57
Handling drives .................................................................................................................. 57
Improving hard drive performance ..................................................................................... 58
Using Disk Defragmenter .................................................................................. 58
Using Disk Cleanup ........................................................................................... 58
Using HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection (select models only) ................................. 59
Identifying HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection status ................................ 59
Managing power with a parked hard drive ........................................................ 59
Using HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection software ................................... 60
Using external drives ......................................................................................................... 60
Connecting optional external drives .................................................................. 60
Using the external optical drive (select models only) ......................................................... 61
Removing an optical disc when the disc tray will not open ............................... 61
Sharing optical drives ........................................................................................................ 62
External devices ................................................................................................................................. 63
Using a USB device ........................................................................................................... 63
Connecting a USB device ................................................................................. 63
Removing a USB device ................................................................................... 63
Using an eSATA device ..................................................................................................... 64
Connecting an eSATA device ........................................................................... 64
Removing an eSATA device ............................................................................. 64
Using Digital Media Slot cards ........................................................................................... 65
Inserting a digital card ....................................................................................... 65
Removing a digital card ..................................................................................... 66
8 Memory modules
Adding or replacing a memory module in single-slot models ............................................................. 68
Adding or replacing a memory module in double-slot models ............................................................ 71
9 Security
Protecting the computer ..................................................................................................................... 75
Using passwords ................................................................................................................................ 76
Setting passwords in Windows .......................................................................................... 76
Setting passwords in Setup Utility ..................................................................................... 77
Administrator password ..................................................................................... 77
Managing an administrator password ............................................... 78
Entering an administrator password ................................................. 78
Power-on password .......................................................................................... 78
Managing a power-on password ...................................................... 79
Entering a power-on password ......................................................... 79
Using antivirus software ..................................................................................................................... 80
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