HP Pavilion 15 Ab000 Notebook Pc Series Manual

							User Guide 
						

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First Edition: April 2015
Document Part Number: 807553-001Product notice
This guide describes features that are
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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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							iv   Safety warning notice 
						

							
IMPORTANT:Select computer models 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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							vi   Processor configuration setting (select models only) 
						

							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 .................................................................................................................................................. 8
Top ..................................................................................................................................................... 10
TouchPad .......................................................................................................................... 10
Lights ................................................................................................................................. 11
Buttons and speakers ........................................................................................................ 12
Keys ................................................................................................................................... 13
Using the action keys ......................................................................................................... 13
Bottom ................................................................................................................................................ 15
Labels ................................................................................................................................................. 16
3  Connecting to a network ................................................................................................................................. 17
Connecting to a wireless network ....................................................................................................... 17
Using the wireless controls ................................................................................................ 17
Wireless button ................................................................................................. 17
Operating system controls ................................................................................ 18
Connecting to a WLAN ...................................................................................................... 18
Using Bluetooth wireless devices (select models only) ..................................................... 19
Connecting to a wired network—LAN ................................................................................................ 19
Sharing data and drives and accessing software ............................................................................... 20
4  Enjoying entertainment features ..................................................................................................................... 21
Using a webcam or 3D camera (select models only) ......................................................................... 21
Using audio ........................................................................................................................................ 21
Connecting speakers ......................................................................................................... 21
Connecting headsets ......................................................................................................... 21
Using B&O Play audio (select models only) ...................................................................... 22
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							Accessing audio control panel .......................................................................... 22
Using video ......................................................................................................................................... 22
Connecting video devices using an HDMI cable ............................................................... 22
Setting up HDMI audio ...................................................................................... 23
Discovering and connecting to Miracast-compatible wireless displays (select models
only) ................................................................................................................................... 24
Discovering and connecting to Intel WiDi certified displays (select Intel models only) ...... 24
5  Navigating the screen ..................................................................................................................................... 25
Using the TouchPad and touch screen gestures ............................................................................... 25
Tap ..................................................................................................................................... 25
Two-finger scroll ................................................................................................................ 26
Two-finger pinch zoom ...................................................................................................... 26
Two-finger click .................................................................................................................. 26
Right-edge swipe (touch screen only) ............................................................................... 27
Left-edge swipe (touch screen only) .................................................................................. 27
Top-edge swipe and bottom-edge swipe (touch screen only) ........................................... 27
One-finger slide (touch screen only) .................................................................................. 28
Using the keyboard and optional mouse ............................................................................................ 28
Using the integrated numeric keypad ................................................................................ 28
6  Managing power ............................................................................................................................................. 29
Initiating and exiting Sleep and Hibernation ....................................................................................... 29
Manually initiating and exiting Sleep .................................................................................. 29
Manually initiating and exiting Hibernation (select models only) ....................................... 29
Setting password protection on wakeup (exiting Sleep or Hibernation) ............................ 30
Using the power meter and power settings ........................................................................................ 30
Running on battery power .................................................................................................................. 31
User-replaceable battery ................................................................................................... 31
Finding battery information ................................................................................................ 32
Conserving battery power .................................................................................................. 32
Identifying low battery levels .............................................................................................. 32
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 ....... 33
Storing a user-replaceable battery ..................................................................................... 33
Disposing of a user-replaceable battery ............................................................................ 33
Running on AC power ..........................................................................................................
.............. 33
Troubleshooting power problems ...................................................................................... 34
Shutting down (turning off) the computer ........................................................................................... 35
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							7  Maintaining your computer .............................................................................................................................. 36
Improving performance ...................................................................................................................... 36
Using Disk Defragmenter ................................................................................................... 36
Using Disk Cleanup ........................................................................................................... 36
Using HP 3D DriveGuard (select models only) .................................................................................. 36
Identifying HP 3D DriveGuard status ................................................................................. 37
Updating programs and drivers .......................................................................................................... 37
Cleaning your computer ..................................................................................................................... 37
Cleaning procedures .......................................................................................................... 38
Cleaning the display .......................................................................................... 38
Cleaning the sides or cover ............................................................................... 38
Cleaning the TouchPad, keyboard, or mouse (select models only) .................. 38
Traveling with or shipping your computer ........................................................................................... 38
8  Securing your computer and information ........................................................................................................ 40
Using passwords ................................................................................................................................ 40
Setting Windows passwords .............................................................................................. 40
Setting Setup Utility (BIOS) passwords ............................................................................. 41
Using Internet security software ......................................................................................................... 41
Using antivirus software ..................................................................................................... 41
Using firewall software ....................................................................................................... 42
Installing software updates ................................................................................................................. 42
Installing critical security updates ....................................................................................................... 42
Securing your wireless network .......................................................................................................... 42
Backing up your software applications and information ..................................................................... 42
Using an optional security cable lock ................................................................................................. 43
9  Using Setup Utility (BIOS) ............................................................................................................................... 44
Starting Setup Utility (BIOS) ............................................................................................................... 44
Updating the BIOS ............................................................................................................................. 44
Determining the BIOS version ........................................................................................... 44
Downloading a BIOS update ............................................................................................. 44
10  Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) ................................................................................................. 46
Downloading HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) to a USB device ................................................ 46
11  Backing up, restoring, and recovering .......................................................................................................... 48
Creating recovery media and backups ............................................................................................... 48
Creating HP Recovery media (select models only) ........................................................... 48
Using Windows tools .......................................................................................................................... 49
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							Restore and recovery ......................................................................................................................... 49
Recovering using HP Recovery Manager .......................................................................... 50
What you need to know before you get started ................................................. 50
Using the HP Recovery partition (select models only) ...................................... 51
Using HP Recovery media to recover ............................................................... 51
Changing the computer boot order ...................................................................  52
Removing the HP Recovery partition (select models only) ............................... 52
12  Specifications ................................................................................................................................................ 53
Input power ......................................................................................................................................... 53
Operating environment ....................................................................................................................... 53
13  Electrostatic Discharge ................................................................................................................................. 54
14  Accessibility ..................................................................................................................................................  55
Supported assistive technologies ....................................................................................................... 55
Contacting support ............................................................................................................................. 55
Index ................................................................................................................................................................... 56
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