Document Outline

• Hardware features
  • Identifying the hardware
    • Top components
      • TouchPad
      • Lights
      • Buttons
      • Keys
    • Front components
    • Right-side components
    • Left-side components
    • Display components
    • Bottom components
    • Wireless antennas
    • Additional hardware components
  • Identifying the labels
• Wireless and local area network
  • Using wireless devices
    • Identifying wireless and network status icons
    • Using the wireless controls
    • Using the wireless button
    • Using Wireless Assistant software (select models only)
    • Using HP Connection Manager (select models only)
    • Using operating system controls
  • Using a WLAN
    • Setting up a WLAN
    • Protecting your WLAN
    • Connecting to a WLAN
    • Roaming to another network
  • Using HP Mobile Broadband (select models only)
    • Inserting a SIM
    • Removing a SIM
  • Using Bluetooth wireless devices
    • Bluetooth and Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)
  • Troubleshooting wireless connection problems
    • Cannot connect to a WLAN
    • Cannot connect to a preferred WLAN network
    • Network icon for WLAN is not displayed
    • Current WLAN network security codes are unavailable
    • WLAN connection is very weak
    • Cannot connect to the wireless router
  • Connecting to a local area network (LAN)
• Multimedia
  • Multimedia features
    • Identifying your multimedia components
    • Adjusting the volume
  • Multimedia software
    • Using preinstalled multimedia software
    • Installing multimedia software from the Internet
  • Audio
    • Connecting external audio devices
    • Checking your audio functions
  • Video
    • Connecting an external monitor or projector
    • Connecting an HDMI device
      • Configuring audio for HDMI (select models only)
  • Webcam
• Drives and external devices
  • Drives
    • Identifying installed drives
    • Handling drives
    • Improving hard drive performance
      • Using Disk Defragmenter
      • Using Disk Cleanup
    • Replacing the hard drive in the hard drive bay
    • Using external drives
      • Connecting optional external drives
    • Sharing optical drives
  • External devices
    • Using a USB device
      • Connecting a USB device
      • Removing a USB device
    • Using Digital Media Slot cards
      • Inserting a digital card
      • Removing a digital card
• Memory modules
• Pointing devices and keyboard
  • Setting pointing device preferences
  • Using pointing devices
    • Using the TouchPad
    • Connecting an external mouse
  • Using the keyboard
    • Using hotkeys
      • Initiating Sleep
      • Switching the screen image
      • Decreasing screen brightness
      • Increasing screen brightness
      • Initiating QuickLock
      • Muting speaker sound
      • Decreasing speaker volume
      • Increasing speaker volume
• Power management
  • Setting power options
    • Using power-saving states
      • Initiating and exiting Sleep
      • Initiating and exiting Hibernation
    • Using the battery meter
    • Using power plans
      • Viewing the current power plan
      • Selecting a different power plan
      • Customizing power plans
    • Setting password protection on wakeup
  • Using external AC power
    • Connecting the AC adapter
    • Testing an AC adapter
  • Using battery power
    • Finding battery information in Help and Support
    • Using Battery Check
    • Displaying the remaining battery charge
    • Inserting or removing the battery
    • Charging a battery
    • Maximizing battery discharge time
    • Managing low battery levels
      • 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 a charged battery is available
        • Resolving a low battery level when no power source is available
        • Resolving a low battery level when the computer cannot exit Hibernation
    • Calibrating a battery
      • Step 1: Fully charge the battery
      • Step 2: Disable Hibernation and Sleep
      • Step 3: Discharge the battery
      • Step 4: Fully recharge the battery
      • Step 5: Reenable Hibernation and Sleep
    • Conserving battery power
    • Storing a battery
    • Disposing of a used battery
  • Shutting down the computer
• Security
  • Protecting the computer
  • Using passwords
    • Setting passwords in Windows
    • Setting passwords in Setup Utility
      • Administrator password
        • Managing an administrator password
        • Entering an administrator password
      • Power-on password
        • Managing a power-on password
        • Entering a power-on password
  • Using antivirus software
  • Using firewall software
  • Installing critical updates
• Software updates
  • Updating the BIOS
    • Determining the BIOS version
    • Downloading a BIOS update
  • Updating programs and drivers
• Setup Utility
  • Starting Setup Utility
  • Using Setup Utility
    • Changing the language of Setup Utility
    • Navigating and selecting in Setup Utility
    • Displaying system information
    • Restoring default settings in Setup Utility
    • Exiting Setup Utility
  • Setup Utility menus
    • Main menu
    • Security menu
    • System Configuration menu
    • Diagnostics menu
• Index