HP 14 Elitebook Folio 1040 G2 Notebook User Manual
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Table of contents 1 Welcome ....................................................................................................................................................... 1 Finding information ............................................................................................................................................... 2 2 Components .................................................................................................................................................. 4 Locating hardware ................................................................................................................................................. 4 Locating software .................................................................................................................................................. 4 Right ....................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Left ......................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Display .................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Top ........................................................................................................................................................................ 10 TouchPad ........................................................................................................................................... 10 Lights ................................................................................................................................................. 11 Buttons, speakers, and
4 Screen navigation ........................................................................................................................................ 24 Using the TouchPad and touch screen gestures ................................................................................................. 24 Turning the TouchPad o
Identifying low battery levels ...................................................................... 37 Resolving a low battery level ....................................................................... 38 Conserving battery power .............................................................................................. 38 Disposing of a battery ..................................................................................................... 38 Replacing a battery ......................................................................................................... 38 Using external AC power ................................................................................................................... 38 7 Security ...................................................................................................................................................... 40 Protecting the computer ..................................................................................................................................... 40 Using passwords .................................................................................................................................................. 41 Setting passwords in Windows ......................................................................................................... 41 Setting passwords in Computer Setup ............................................................................................. 42 Managing a BIOS administrator password ........................................................................................ 42 Entering a BIOS administrator password ....................................................................... 43 Managing a Computer Setup DriveLock password (select products only) ....................................... 44 Setting a DriveLock password ........................................................................................ 44 Enabling DriveLock (select products only) ..................................................................... 45 Disabling DriveLock (select products only) .................................................................... 45 Entering a DriveLock password (select products only) .................................................. 46 Changing a DriveLock password (select products only) ................................................. 46 Using Computer Setup Automatic DriveLock (select products only) ................................................ 46 Entering an Automatic DriveLock password (select products only) .............................. 46 Removing Automatic DriveLock protection (select products only) ............................... 47 Using antivirus software ...................................................................................................................................... 47 Using
Cleaning the display ........................................................................................................ 52 Cleaning the sides or cover ............................................................................................. 52 Cleaning the TouchPad, keyboard, or mouse (select products only) ............................. 52 Traveling with or shipping your computer .......................................................................................................... 52 9 Backup and recovery .................................................................................................................................... 54 Creating recovery media and backups ................................................................................................................ 54 Creating HP Recovery media (select products only) ......................................................................... 54 Using Windows tools ........................................................................................................................................... 55 Restore and recovery ........................................................................................................................................... 56 Recovering using HP Recovery Manager ........................................................................................... 56 What you need to know before you get started ............................................................. 56 Using the HP Recovery partition (select products only) ................................................. 57 Using HP Recovery media to recover .............................................................................. 57 Changing the computer boot order ................................................................................ 58 Removing the HP Recovery partition (select products only) ......................................... 59 10 Computer Setup (BIOS), TPM, and HP Sure Start ............................................................................................ 60 Using Computer Setup ......................................................................................................................................... 60 Starting Computer Setup .................................................................................................................. 60 Navigating and selecting in Computer Setup ................................................................................... 60 Restoring factory settings in Computer Setup ................................................................................. 61 Updating the BIOS ............................................................................................................................. 62 Determining the BIOS version ......................................................................................... 62 Downloading a BIOS update ........................................................................................... 62 Changing the boot order using the f9 prompt .................................................................................. 63 TPM BIOS settings (select products only) ........................................................................................................... 63 Using HP Sure Start (select products only) ......................................................................................................... 64 11 HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) .............................................................................................................. 65 Downloading HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) to a USB device .................................................................... 65 12 SpecL