9 Securing your computer and information ........................................................................ 56
Using passwords .................................................................................................................... 56
Setting Windows passwords ..................................................................................... 57
Setting Setup Utility (BIOS) passwords ....................................................................... 57
Using Internet security software ................................................................................................ 58
Using antivirus software ........................................................................................... 58
Using firewall software ............................................................................................ 58
Installing software updates ...................................................................................................... 58
Installing Windows updates ...................................................................................... 59
Installing HP and third-party software updates ............................................................. 59
Securing your wireless network ................................................................................................ 59
Backing up your software applications and information .............................................................. 59
Using an optional security cable lock ........................................................................................ 59
10 Using Setup Utility (BIOS) and System Diagnostics ......................................................... 61
Starting Setup Utility (BIOS) ..................................................................................................... 61
Updating the BIOS ................................................................................................................. 61
Determining the BIOS version ................................................................................... 61
Downloading a BIOS update .................................................................................... 62
Using System Diagnostics ........................................................................................................ 63
11 Backing up, restoring, and recovering .......................................................................... 64
Creating recovery media and backups ..................................................................................... 64
Creating HP Recovery media .................................................................................... 65
Restore and recovery .............................................................................................................. 66
Using Windows Refresh for quick and easy recovery ................................................... 67
Remove everything and reinstall Windows ................................................................. 67
Recovering using HP Recovery Manager .................................................................... 68
What you need to know ............................................................................ 68
Using the HP Recovery partition to recover a minimized image (select models
only) ....................................................................................................... 69
Using HP Recovery media to recover .......................................................... 69
Changing the computer boot order ............................................................. 69
Removing the HP Recovery partition .......................................................................... 70
12 Specifications ................................................................................................................ 71
Input power ........................................................................................................................... 71
Operating environment ........................................................................................................... 71
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