Resolving a low battery level when external power is available ........................ 38
Resolving a low battery level when no power source is available ..................... 38
Resolving a low battery level when the computer cannot exit Hibernation ....... 38
Running on external AC power .......................................................................................................... 38
Troubleshooting an AC adapter ......................................................................................... 39
HP CoolSense .................................................................................................................................... 40
Refreshing your software content ....................................................................................................... 40
Shutting down the computer ............................................................................................................... 41
7 External cards and devices .......................................................................................................................... 42
Using Digital Media Slot cards ........................................................................................................... 42
Inserting a digital card ........................................................................................................ 42
Removing a digital card ..................................................................................................... 43
Using a USB device ........................................................................................................................... 43
Connecting a USB device .................................................................................................. 44
Removing a USB device .................................................................................................... 44
Using optional external devices .......................................................................................................... 45
Using optional external drives ............................................................................................ 45
8 Drives ............................................................................................................................................................. 46
Handling drives ................................................................................................................................... 46
9 Securing your computer and information .................................................................................................. 47
Locating your security software (select models only) ......................................................................... 48
Using passwords ................................................................................................................................ 48
Setting Windows passwords .............................................................................................. 48
Setting passwords in Setup Utility (BIOS) ......................................................................... 49
Using Internet security software ......................................................................................................... 50
Using antivirus software ..................................................................................................... 50
Using firewall software ....................................................................................................... 50
Installing software updates ................................................................................................................. 51
Installing Windows security updates .................................................................................. 51
Installing HP and third-party software updates ................................................. 51
Securing your wireless network ......................................................................................... 51
Backing up your software applications and information ..................................................................... 51
10 Backup and recovery .................................................................................................................................. 52
Restoring the system .......................................................................................................................... 53
Creating restore media ....................................................................................................................... 53
Performing a system recovery ............................................................................................................ 54
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