HP Pavilion 15 N300 Notebook Pc Series Manual

User Guide 

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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...

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Table of contents
1  Starting right ................................................................................................................................................... 1
HP Quick Start (select models only) ..................................................................................................... 1
Best practices ....................................................................................................................................... 1
Fun things to do...

4  Enjoying entertainment features ................................................................................................................. 20
Multimedia features ............................................................................................................................ 20
Using the webcam (select models only) ............................................................................................. 21
Using audio...

Using Microsoft Windows 8 shortcut keys ......................................................... 38
Using the hot keys ............................................................................................. 39
Using the integrated numeric keypad ................................................................................ 39
6  Managing power ............................................................................................................................................ 40
Initiating...

Removing an optical disc ................................................................................................... 53
Tray-load ........................................................................................................... 53
When the disc tray opens normally .................................................. 53
When the disc tray fails to open normally ......................................... 54
Sharing data and drives and accessing software...

Downloading HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) to a USB device ............................... 69
11  Backing up, restoring, and recovering ..................................................................................................... 70
Creating recovery media and backups ............................................................................................... 70
Creating HP Recovery media ............................................................................................ 71
Restore...

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