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13 Support
Contacting support
If the information provided in this user guide, in the HP Notebook Reference Guide , or in Help and
Support does not address your questions, you can contact support. For U.S. support, go to http://www.hp.com/go/contactHP . For worldwide support, go to http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/ wwcontact_us.html
.
Here you can:
● Chat online with an HP technician.
NOTE: When support chat is not available in a particular language, it is available in English.
● E-mail support.
● Find support telephone numbers.
● Locate an HP service center.
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Labels
The labels affixed to the computer provide information you may need when you troubleshoot system problems or travel internationally with the computer:
IMPORTANT: All labels described in this section will be located in one of 3 places depending on your computer model: Affixed to the bottom of the computer, located in the battery bay, or under the service door.
For help finding these locations, refer to Getting to know your computer on page 4 .
● Service label—Provides important information to identify your computer. When contacting support, you will probably be asked for the serial number, and possibly for the product number or the model number. Locate these numbers before you contact support.
NOTE: Your service labels will resemble one of the examples shown below. Refer to the illustration that most closely matches the service label on your computer.
(3)
(4)
(5)
Component
(1)
(2)
Product name
Serial number (s/n)
Part number/Product number (p/n)
Warranty period
Model description (select models only)
Component
(1) Warranty period
(2) Model number
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(3)
(4)
Serial number
Product number
● Regulatory label(s)—Provide(s) regulatory information about the computer.
● Wireless certification label(s)—Provide(s) information about optional wireless devices and the approval markings of some of the countries or regions in which the devices have been approved for use.
● SIM (subscriber identity module) label (select models only)—Provides the ICCID (Integrated
Circuit Card Identifier) of the SIM. This label is located inside the battery bay.
● HP Mobile Broadband Module service label (select models only)—Provides the serial number of the HP Mobile Broadband Module. This label is located inside the battery bay.
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Table of contents
- 11 Welcome
- 12 Finding information
- 14 Getting to know your computer
- 14 Top
- 14 TouchPad
- 15 Lights
- 16 Buttons and fingerprint reader (select models only)
- 18 Keys
- 19 Front
- 20 Right
- 21 Left
- 22 Display
- 23 Bottom
- 25 Networking
- 25 Using an Internet service provider (ISP)
- 26 Connecting to a wireless network
- 26 Connecting to an existing WLAN
- 26 Setting up a new WLAN network
- 27 Configuring a wireless router
- 27 Protecting your WLAN
- 28 Navigating using the keyboard, touch gestures and pointing devices
- 28 Using the keyboard
- 28 Identifying the hot keys
- 29 Using keypads
- 29 Using the embedded numeric keypad
- 30 Turning the embedded numeric keypad on and off
- 30 Switching key functions on the embedded numeric keypad
- 30 Using an optional external numeric keypad
- 30 Using pointing devices
- 31 Setting pointing device preferences
- 31 Using the pointing stick
- 31 Using the TouchPad
- 31 Turning the TouchPad off and on
- 32 Navigating
- 32 Selecting
- 32 Using TouchPad gestures
- 33 Scrolling
- 33 Pinching/Zooming
- 34 Multimedia
- 34 Using the media activity controls
- 34 Audio
- 34 Connecting speakers
- 35 Adjusting the volume
- 35 Connecting headphones and microphones
- 35 Checking audio functions on the computer
- 36 Webcam (select models only)
- 36 Video
- 36 VGA
- 37 DisplayPort
- 38 Power management
- 38 Shutting down the computer
- 39 Refreshing your software content with Intel Smart Connect Technology
- 39 Setting power options
- 39 Using power-saving states
- 39 Initiating and exiting Sleep
- 40 Initiating and exiting Hibernation
- 40 Using the power meter and power settings
- 40 Setting password protection on wakeup
- 40 Using battery power
- 41 Finding additional battery information
- 41 Using Battery Check
- 41 Displaying the remaining battery charge
- 41 Maximizing battery discharge time
- 42 Managing low battery levels
- 42 Identifying low battery levels
- 42 Resolving a low battery level
- 42 Resolving a low battery level when external power is available
- 42 Resolving a low battery level when no power source is available
- 42 Inserting or removing the battery
- 42 Inserting a battery
- 43 Removing a battery
- 44 Conserving battery power
- 44 Storing a user-replaceable battery
- 45 Disposing of a user-replaceable battery
- 45 Replacing a user-replaceable battery
- 45 Using external AC power
- 46 Testing an AC adapter
- 47 External cards and devices
- 47 Using Memory Card Readers
- 47 Inserting a memory card
- 48 Removing a digital card
- 48 Using smart cards
- 49 Inserting a smart card
- 49 Removing a smart card
- 49 Using a USB device
- 50 Connecting a USB device
- 50 Removing a USB device
- 50 Using optional external devices
- 51 Using optional external drives
- 52 Drives
- 52 Handling drives
- 52 Using hard drives
- 53 Removing or replacing the service door
- 53 Removing the service door
- 53 Replacing the service door
- 54 Replacing or upgrading the hard drive
- 54 Removing the hard drive
- 55 Installing a hard drive
- 56 Improving hard drive performance
- 56 Using Disk Defragmenter
- 57 Using Disk Cleanup
- 57 Using HP 3D DriveGuard
- 57 Identifying HP 3D DriveGuard status
- 59 Security
- 59 Protecting the computer
- 60 Using passwords
- 60 Setting passwords in Windows
- 61 Setting passwords in Computer Setup
- 61 Managing a BIOS administrator password
- 62 Entering a BIOS administrator password
- 63 Managing a Computer Setup DriveLock password
- 63 Setting a DriveLock password
- 65 Entering a DriveLock password
- 65 Changing a DriveLock password
- 65 Removing DriveLock protection
- 66 Using Computer Setup Automatic DriveLock
- 66 Entering an Automatic DriveLock password
- 66 Removing Automatic DriveLock protection
- 67 Using antivirus software
- 67 Using firewall software
- 68 Installing critical security updates
- 68 Using HP Client Security
- 68 Installing an optional security cable
- 69 Using the fingerprint reader (select models only)
- 69 Locating the fingerprint reader
- 70 Maintenance
- 70 Inserting or removing the battery
- 72 Removing or replacing the service door
- 72 Removing the service door
- 73 Replacing the service door
- 74 Replacing or upgrading the hard drive
- 74 Removing the hard drive
- 74 Installing a hard drive
- 76 Adding or replacing memory
- 76 Adding or replacing memory modules
- 78 Updating programs and drivers
- 79 Cleaning your computer
- 79 Cleaning products
- 79 Cleaning procedures
- 79 Cleaning the display (All-in-Ones or Notebooks)
- 79 Cleaning the sides and cover
- 80 Cleaning the TouchPad and keyboard
- 81 Backup and recovery
- 82 Creating recovery media with HP Recovery Disc Creator
- 82 Creating recovery media
- 82 Backing up your information
- 83 Performing a system recovery
- 83 Using the Windows recovery tools
- 84 Using f11 recovery tools
- 85 Using a Windows 7 operating system DVD (purchased separately)
- 86 Computer Setup (BIOS), MultiBoot, and HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI)
- 86 Using Computer Setup
- 86 Starting Computer Setup
- 86 Navigating and selecting in Computer Setup
- 87 Restoring factory settings in Computer Setup
- 88 Updating the BIOS
- 88 Determining the BIOS version
- 88 Downloading a BIOS update
- 90 Using MultiBoot
- 90 About the boot device order
- 90 Choosing MultiBoot preferences
- 90 Setting a new boot order in Computer Setup
- 91 Dynamically choosing a boot device using the f9 prompt
- 91 Setting a MultiBoot Express prompt
- 92 Entering MultiBoot Express preferences
- 92 Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) (select models only)
- 93 Downloading HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) to a USB device
- 94 Support
- 94 Contacting support
- 95 Labels
- 97 Specifications
- 97 Input power
- 98 Operating environment
- 99 Traveling with the computer
- 101 Troubleshooting resources
- 102 Electrostatic discharge
- 103 Index