Managing power with a parked hard drive ........................................................ 49
Using HP 3D DriveGuard software ................................................................... 50
Using optical drives (select models only) ........................................................................................... 50
Identifying the installed optical drive .................................................................................. 50
Inserting an optical disc ..................................................................................................... 50
Tray load ........................................................................................................... 50
Slot load ............................................................................................................ 51
Removing an optical disc ................................................................................................... 51
Tray load ........................................................................................................... 51
When the disc tray opens normally .................................................. 52
When the disc tray fails to open normally ......................................... 52
Slot load ............................................................................................................ 53
Sharing optical drives ........................................................................................................ 54
Using RAID (select models only) ........................................................................................................ 54
7 Security .......................................................................................................................................................... 55
Protecting the computer ..................................................................................................................... 55
Using passwords ................................................................................................................................ 56
Setting passwords in Windows .......................................................................................... 56
Setting passwords in Computer Setup .............................................................................. 57
Managing a BIOS administrator password ........................................................................ 57
Entering a BIOS administrator password .......................................................... 58
Managing a Computer Setup DriveLock password ........................................................... 58
Setting a DriveLock password ........................................................................... 59
Entering a DriveLock password ........................................................................ 60
Changing a DriveLock password ...................................................................... 60
Removing DriveLock protection ........................................................................ 60
Using Computer Setup Auto DriveLock ............................................................................. 61
Entering an Automatic DriveLock password ..................................................... 61
Removing Automatic DriveLock protection ....................................................... 61
Using antivirus software ..................................................................................................................... 63
Using firewall software ....................................................................................................................... 64
Installing critical security updates ....................................................................................................... 65
Using HP ProtectTools Security Manager (select models only) ......................................................... 66
Installing an optional security cable .................................................................................................... 67
Using the fingerprint reader (select models only) ............................................................................... 68
Locating the fingerprint reader ........................................................................................... 68
8 Maintenance .................................................................................................................................................. 69
Cleaning your computer ..................................................................................................................... 70
Cleaning products .............................................................................................................. 70
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