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Using antivirus software ..................................................................................................... 50
Using firewall software ....................................................................................................... 50
Installing software updates ................................................................................................................. 50
Installing critical security updates ...................................................................................... 50
Installing HP and third-party software updates .................................................................. 50
Securing your wireless network .......................................................................................................... 51
Backing up your software applications and information ..................................................................... 51
Using an optional security cable lock ................................................................................................. 51
9 Using Setup Utility (BIOS) and HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) ...................................................... 52
Starting Setup Utility (BIOS) ............................................................................................................... 52
Updating the BIOS ............................................................................................................................. 52
Determining the BIOS version ........................................................................................... 52
Downloading a BIOS update ............................................................................................. 53
Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) ...................................................................................... 53
Downloading HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) to a USB device ............................... 54
10 Backing up, restoring, and recovering ..................................................................................................... 55
Creating recovery media and backups ............................................................................................... 55
Creating HP Recovery media ............................................................................................ 55
Restore and recovery ......................................................................................................................... 56
Recovering using HP Recovery Manager .......................................................................... 57
What you need to know ..................................................................................... 57
Using the HP Recovery partition (select models only) ...................................... 57
Using HP Recovery media to recover ............................................................... 58
Changing the computer boot order ................................................................... 58
Removing the HP Recovery partition ................................................................................. 58
11 Specifications .............................................................................................................................................. 59
Input power ......................................................................................................................................... 59
Operating environment ....................................................................................................................... 60
12 Electrostatic Discharge .............................................................................................................................. 61
Index ................................................................................................................................................................... 62
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