HP Pavilion 15 Ab000 Notebook Pc Series Manual

●To use the Factory Reset option (select models only), you must use HP Recovery media. If you
have not already created recovery media, see 
Creating HP Recovery media (select models only)
on page 48.
●If your computer does not allow the creation of HP Recovery media or if the HP Recovery media
does not work, you can obtain recovery media for your system from support. See the 
Worldwide
Telephone Numbers
 booklet included with the computer. You can also find contact information
from the HP website. Go to...

1.If possible, back up all personal files.
2.Insert the HP Recovery media, and then restart the computer.
NOTE:If the computer does not automatically restart in HP Recovery Manager, change the
computer boot order. See 
Changing the computer boot order on page 52.
3.Follow the on-screen instructions.
Changing the computer boot order
If your computer does not restart in HP Recovery Manager, you can change the computer boot order,
which is the order of devices listed in BIOS where the computer looks for...

12 Specifications
Input power 
The power information in this section may be helpful if you plan to travel internationally with the
computer.
The computer operates on DC power, which can be supplied by an AC or a DC power source. The
AC power source must be rated at 100–240 V, 50–60 Hz. Although the computer can be powered
from a standalone DC power source, it should be powered only with an AC adapter or a DC power
source that is supplied and approved by HP for use with this computer.
The computer can...

13 Electrostatic Discharge
Electrostatic discharge is the release of static electricity when two objects come into contact—for
example, the shock you receive when you walk across the carpet and touch a metal door knob.
A discharge of static electricity from fingers or other electrostatic conductors may damage electronic
components. To prevent damage to the computer, damage to a drive, or loss of information, observe
these precautions:
●If removal or installation instructions direct you to unplug the...

14 Accessibility
HP designs, produces, and markets products and services that can be used by everyone, including
people with disabilities, either on a stand-alone basis or with appropriate assistive devices.
Supported assistive technologies
HP products support a wide variety of operating system assistive technologies and can be configured
to work with additional assistive technologies. Use the Search feature on your device to locate more
information about assistive features.
NOTE:For additional...

Index
Symbols/Numerics
3D camera, identifying 8, 9
A
AC adapter, testing 34
AC adapter/battery light 7
accessibility 55
action keys 13
identifying 13
airplane mode key 14
antivirus software, using 41
audio, B&O Play 22
audio-out (headphone)/audio-in
(microphone) jack, identifying 5
B
B&O Play audio 22
backing up software and
information 42
backups 48
battery
conserving power 32
discharging 32
disposing 33
finding information 32
low battery levels 32
resolving low battery level 33
storing 33...

K
keys
action 13
airplane mode 14
esc 13
fn 13
Windows 13
L
labels
Bluetooth 16
Microsoft Certificate of
Authenticity 16
regulatory 16
serial number 16
service 16
wireless certification 16
WLAN 16
latch, battery release 15
left-edge swipe gesture 27
lights
AC adapter/battery 7
caps lock 11
hard drive 5
mute 11
optical drive 5
power 5, 11
RJ-45 (network) status 7
locating information
hardware 4
software 4
low battery level 32
M
maintenance
Disk Cleanup 36
Disk Defragmenter 36
HP 3D DriveGuard 36
updating...

top-edge swipe and bottom-edge
swipe gesture 27
touch screen gesture, one-finger
slide 28
TouchPad
buttons 10
using 25
TouchPad and touch screen
gestures
tap 25
two-finger click 26
two-finger pinch/zoom 26
two-finger scroll 26
TouchPad zone, identifying 10
traveling with the computer 16,
33, 38
turning off the computer 35
two-finger click TouchPad and
touch screen gesture 26
two-finger pinch/zoom TouchPad
and touch screen gesture 26
two-finger scroll TouchPad and
touch screen gesture 26
U
unresponsive...