HP 17 3 Pavilion 17 G163nr Notebook User Manual

							User Guide 
						

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First Edition: August 2015
Document Part Number: 824457-001Product notice
This guide describes features that are common
to most products. Some features may not be
available on your computer.
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							Safety warning notice
WARNING!To reduce the possibility of heat-related injuries or of overheating the computer, do not place
the computer directly on your lap or obstruct the computer air vents. Use the computer only on a hard, flat
surface. Do not allow another hard surface, such as an adjoining optional printer, or a soft surface, such as
pillows or rugs or clothing, to block airflow. Also, do not allow the AC adapter to come into contact with the
skin or a soft surface, such as pillows or rugs or clothing, during operation. The computer and the AC adapter
comply with the user-accessible surface temperature limits defined by the International Standard for Safety
of Information Technology Equipment (IEC 60950-1).
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							Processor configuration setting (select products only)
IMPORTANT:Select computer products are configured with an Intel® Pentium® N35xx/N37xx series or a
Celeron® N28xx/N29xx/N30xx/N31xx series processor and a Windows® operating system. If your computer
is configured as described, do not change the processor configuration setting in msconfig.exe from 4 or 2
processors to 1 processor. If you do so, your computer will not restart. You will have to perform a factory
reset to restore the original settings.
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							Table of contents
1  Starting right ................................................................................................................................................ 1
Visit the HP Apps Store .......................................................................................................................................... 1
Best practices ......................................................................................................................................................... 1
More HP resources ................................................................................................................................................. 2
2  Getting to know your computer ...................................................................................................................... 4
Locating hardware ................................................................................................................................................. 4
Locating software .................................................................................................................................................. 4
Right side ............................................................................................................................................................... 5
Left side ................................................................................................................................................................. 7
Display (dual WLAN) ............................................................................................................................................... 8
Display (Touchscreen) ........................................................................................................................................... 9
Top ....................................................................................................................................................................... 10
TouchPad ........................................................................................................................................... 10
Lights ................................................................................................................................................. 11
Buttons and speakers ....................................................................................................................... 12
Keys ................................................................................................................................................... 13
Using the action keys ........................................................................................................................ 14
Bottom ................................................................................................................................................................. 15
Labels ................................................................................................................................................................... 15
3  Connecting to a network .............................................................................................................................. 17
Connecting to a wireless network ....................................................................................................................... 17
Using the wireless controls ............................................................................................................... 17
Airplane mode key .......................................................................................................... 17
Operating system controls ............................................................................................. 17
Connecting to a WLAN ....................................................................................................................... 18
Using HP Mobile Broadband (select products only) ......................................................................... 18
Using HP DataPass (select products only) ........................................................................................ 19
Using GPS (select products only) ...................................................................................................... 19
Using Bluetooth wireless devices (select products only) ................................................................ 19
Connecting to a wired network—LAN (select products only) ............................................................................ 19
Sharing data and drives and accessing software ............................................................................................... 20
4  Enjoying entertainment features .................................................................................................................. 21
Using an integrated camera (select products only) ............................................................................................ 21
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							Using an integrated 3D camera ........................................................................................................................... 21
Using audio .......................................................................................................................................................... 21
Connecting speakers ......................................................................................................................... 21
Connecting a microphone ................................................................................................................. 21
Connecting headsets ......................................................................................................................... 22
Using sound settings ......................................................................................................................... 22
Using advanced audio features ...................................................................................... 22
Accessing Audio Control Panel ....................................................................................... 22
Using video .......................................................................................................................................................... 22
Connecting video devices using an HDMI cable (select products only) ........................................... 23
Setting up HDMI audio .................................................................................................... 23
Discovering and connecting to Miracast-compatible wireless displays (select products only) .. .. . 24
Discovering and connecting to Intel WiDi certified displays (select Intel products only) ............... 24
5  Navigating the screen .................................................................................................................................. 25
Using the TouchPad and touch screen gestures ................................................................................................. 25
Tap ..................................................................................................................................................... 25
Two-finger pinch zoom ..................................................................................................................... 26
Two-finger scroll (TouchPad only) ................................................................................................... 26
Two-finger tap (TouchPad only) ....................................................................................................... 26
One-finger slide (touch screen only) ................................................................................................................... 26
Using the keyboard and optional mouse ............................................................................................................ 27
Using the integrated numeric keypad .............................................................................................. 27
6  Managing power .......................................................................................................................................... 28
Initiating and exiting Sleep and Hibernation ...................................................................................................... 28
Manually initiating and exiting Sleep ................................................................................................ 29
Manually initiating and exiting Hibernation (select products only) ................................................. 29
Setting password protection on wakeup (exiting Sleep or Hibernation) ......................................... 29
Using the power meter and power settings ........................................................................................................ 30
Running on battery power ................................................................................................................................... 30
User-replaceable battery .................................................................................................................. 30
Finding battery information .............................................................................................................. 32
Conserving battery power ................................................................................................................. 33
Identifying low battery levels ........................................................................................................... 33
Resolving a low battery level ............................................................................................................ 33
Resolving a low battery level when external power is available .................................. 33
Resolving a low battery level when no power source is available ................................ 33
Resolving a low battery level when the computer cannot exit Hibernation ................. 34
Storing a user-replaceable battery .................................................................................................. 34
Disposing of a user-replaceable battery .......................................................................................... 34
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							Running on AC power ........................................................................................................................................... 34
Troubleshooting power problems .................................................................................................... 35
Shutting down (turning off) the computer ......................................................................................................... 35
7  Maintaining your computer .......................................................................................................................... 37
Improving performance ....................................................................................................................................... 37
Using Disk Defragmenter .................................................................................................................. 37
Using Disk Cleanup ............................................................................................................................ 37
Using HP 3D DriveGuard (select products only) ............................................................................... 37
Identifying HP 3D DriveGuard status .............................................................................. 38
Updating programs and drivers .......................................................................................................................... 38
Cleaning your computer ...................................................................................................................................... 38
Cleaning procedures ......................................................................................................................... 38
Cleaning the display ........................................................................................................ 39
Cleaning the sides or cover ............................................................................................. 39
Cleaning the TouchPad, keyboard, or mouse (select products only) ............................ 39
Traveling with or shipping your computer .......................................................................................................... 39
8  Securing your computer and information ...................................................................................................... 41
Using passwords .................................................................................................................................................. 41
Setting Windows passwords ............................................................................................................. 41
Setting Setup Utility (BIOS) passwords ............................................................................................ 42
Using the fingerprint reader (select products only) ........................................................................................... 42
Using Internet security software ......................................................................................................................... 43
Using antivirus software ................................................................................................................... 43
Using firewall software ..................................................................................................................... 43
Installing software updates ................................................................................................................................ 43
Using HP Touchpoint Manager (select products only) ........................................................................................ 44
Securing your wireless network .......................................................................................................................... 44
Backing up your software applications and information ................................................................................... 44
Using an optional security cable ......................................................................................................................... 44
9  Using Setup Utility (BIOS) ............................................................................................................................. 46
Starting Setup Utility (BIOS) ................................................................................................................................ 46
Updating Setup Utility (BIOS) .............................................................................................................................. 46
Determining the BIOS version ........................................................................................................... 46
Downloading a BIOS update .............................................................................................................. 47
Synchronizing a tablet and keyboard (select products only) ............................................................................. 48
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							10  Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) ..................................................................................................... 49
Downloading HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) to a USB device .................................................................... 49
11  Backing up, restoring, and recovering ......................................................................................................... 51
Creating recovery media and backups ................................................................................................................ 51
Creating HP Recovery media (select products only) ........................................................................ 51
Using Windows tools ...........................................................................................................................................  52
Restore and recovery ..........................................................................................................................................  53
Recovering using HP Recovery Manager .......................................................................................... 53
What you need to know before you get started ............................................................  53
Using the HP Recovery partition (select products only) ................................................ 54
Using HP Recovery media to recover .............................................................................  54
Changing the computer boot order ................................................................................ 55
Removing the HP Recovery partition (select products only) ......................................... 55
12  Specifications ...........................................................................................................................................  56
Input power .......................................................................................................................................................... 56
Operating environment ....................................................................................................................................... 56
13  Electrostatic Discharge .............................................................................................................................. 57
14  Accessibility .............................................................................................................................................. 58
Supported assistive technologies ....................................................................................................................... 58
Contacting support .............................................................................................................................................. 58
Index ............................................................................................................................................................. 59
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