Cleaning the sides or cover ............................................................................... 53
Cleaning the TouchPad, keyboard, or mouse ................................................... 53
Traveling with or shipping your computer ........................................................................................... 53
8 Securing your computer and information ........................................................................................................ 55
Using passwords ................................................................................................................................ 55
Setting Windows passwords .............................................................................................. 56
Setting Setup Utility (BIOS) passwords ............................................................................. 56
Using Internet security software ......................................................................................................... 56
Using antivirus software ..................................................................................................... 57
Using firewall software ....................................................................................................... 57
Installing software updates ................................................................................................................. 57
Installing critical security updates ...................................................................................... 57
Installing HP and third-party software updates .................................................................. 57
Securing your wireless network .......................................................................................................... 58
Backing up your software applications and information ..................................................................... 58
Using an optional security cable lock ................................................................................................. 58
9 Using Setup Utility (BIOS) and HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) ............................................................ 59
Starting Setup Utility (BIOS) ............................................................................................................... 59
Updating the BIOS ............................................................................................................................. 59
Determining the BIOS version ........................................................................................... 59
Downloading a BIOS update ............................................................................................. 60
Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) ...................................................................................... 61
Downloading HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) to a USB device ............................... 61
10 Backing up, restoring, and recovering .......................................................................................................... 62
Creating recovery media and backups ............................................................................................... 62
Creating HP Recovery media ............................................................................................ 62
Restore and recovery ......................................................................................................................... 63
Recovering using HP Recovery Manager .......................................................................... 64
What you need to know ..................................................................................... 64
Using the HP Recovery partition (select models only) ...................................... 64
Using HP Recovery media to recover ............................................................... 65
Changing the computer boot order ................................................................... 65
Removing the HP Recovery partition (select models only) ................................................ 65
11 Specifications ................................................................................................................................................ 66
Input power ......................................................................................................................................... 66
Operating environment ....................................................................................................................... 67
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