9 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 Windows updates ............................................................................................... 57
Installing HP and third-party software updates .................................................................. 58
Securing your wireless network .......................................................................................................... 58
Backing up your software applications and information ..................................................................... 58
Using an optional security cable lock ................................................................................................. 58
10 Using Setup Utility (BIOS) and System Diagnostics ............................................................................... 60
Starting Setup Utility (BIOS) ............................................................................................................... 60
Updating the BIOS ............................................................................................................................. 60
Determining the BIOS version ........................................................................................... 60
Downloading a BIOS update ............................................................................................. 61
Using System Diagnostics .................................................................................................................. 62
11 Backing up, restoring, and recovering ..................................................................................................... 63
Creating recovery media and backups ............................................................................................... 63
Creating HP Recovery media ............................................................................................ 64
Restore and recovery ......................................................................................................................... 65
Using Windows Refresh for quick and easy recovery ....................................................... 66
Remove everything and reinstall Windows ........................................................................ 66
Recovering using HP Recovery Manager .......................................................................... 67
What you need to know ..................................................................................... 67
Using the HP Recovery partition to recover a minimized image (select
models only) ...................................................................................................... 67
Using HP Recovery media to recover ............................................................... 68
Changing the computer boot order ................................................................... 68
Removing the HP Recovery partition ................................................................................. 68
12 Specifications .............................................................................................................................................. 69
Input power ......................................................................................................................................... 69
Operating environment ....................................................................................................................... 69
13 Electrostatic Discharge .............................................................................................................................. 70
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