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9 Securing your computer and information .................................................................................................. 51
Using passwords ................................................................................................................................ 51
Setting Windows passwords .............................................................................................. 52
Setting Setup Utility (BIOS) passwords ............................................................................. 52
Using Internet security software ......................................................................................................... 53
Using antivirus software ..................................................................................................... 53
Using firewall software ....................................................................................................... 53
Installing software updates ................................................................................................................. 53
Installing Windows security updates .................................................................................. 53
Installing HP and third-party software updates .................................................................. 54
Securing your wireless network .......................................................................................................... 54
Backing up your software applications and information ..................................................................... 54
Using an optional security cable lock ................................................................................................. 54
10 Using Setup Utility (BIOS) and System Diagnostics ............................................................................... 56
Starting Setup Utility (BIOS) ............................................................................................................... 56
Updating the BIOS ............................................................................................................................. 56
Determining the BIOS version ........................................................................................... 56
Downloading a BIOS update ............................................................................................. 57
Using System Diagnostics .................................................................................................................. 58
11 Backing up, restoring, and recovering ..................................................................................................... 59
Creating recovery media and backups ............................................................................................... 60
Creating HP Recovery media ............................................................................................ 60
What you need to know ..................................................................................... 61
To create HP Recovery media: ......................................................................... 61
Restore and recovery ......................................................................................................................... 62
Using Windows Refresh for quick and easy recovery ....................................................... 63
Remove everything and reinstall Windows ........................................................................ 63
How to remove everything and reinstall Windows on your computer ............... 63
Recovering using HP Recovery Manager .......................................................................... 64
What you need to know ..................................................................................... 64
Using the HP Recovery partition to recover a minimized image (select
models only) ...................................................................................................... 64
Using HP Recovery media to recover ............................................................... 65
Changing the computer boot order ................................................................... 65
Removing the HP Recovery partition ................................................................................. 66
12 Specifications .............................................................................................................................................. 67
Input power ......................................................................................................................................... 67
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