HP Pavilion 15 N300 Notebook Pc Series Manual

							User Guide 
						

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First Edition: July 2013
Document Part Number: 730443-001Product notice
This guide describes features that are
common to most models. Some features
may not be available on your computer.Software terms
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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).
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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 .................................................................................................................................... 2
More HP resources .............................................................................................................................. 3
2  Getting to know your computer ..................................................................................................................... 4
Finding your hardware and software information ................................................................................. 4
Locating hardware ............................................................................................................... 4
Locating software ................................................................................................................. 4
Right side ............................................................................................................................................. 5
Left side ................................................................................................................................................ 6
Display .................................................................................................................................................. 7
Top ....................................................................................................................................................... 8
TouchPad ............................................................................................................................ 8
Lights ................................................................................................................................... 9
Buttons and speakers ........................................................................................................ 10
Keys ................................................................................................................................... 11
Bottom ................................................................................................................................................ 12
Labels ................................................................................................................................................. 13
3  Connecting to a network .............................................................................................................................. 15
Connecting to a wireless network ....................................................................................................... 15
Using the wireless controls ................................................................................................ 15
Using the wireless button .................................................................................. 15
Using operating system controls ....................................................................... 15
Using a WLAN ................................................................................................................... 16
Using an Internet service provider ....................................................................  16
Setting up a WLAN ............................................................................................ 16
Configuring a wireless router ............................................................................  17
Protecting your WLAN ....................................................................................... 17
Connecting to a WLAN ...................................................................................... 17
Using Bluetooth wireless devices (select models only) ..................................................... 18
Connecting to a wired local area network (LAN) ................................................................................ 18
Connecting to a local area network (LAN) ......................................................................... 19
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							4  Enjoying entertainment features ................................................................................................................. 20
Multimedia features ............................................................................................................................ 20
Using the webcam (select models only) ............................................................................................. 21
Using audio ........................................................................................................................................ 21
Connecting speakers ......................................................................................................... 22
Connecting headphones .................................................................................................... 22
Connecting a microphone .................................................................................................. 22
Checking the sound ........................................................................................................... 22
Using video ......................................................................................................................................... 23
Connecting a VGA monitor or projector ............................................................................. 23
Connecting an HDMI device .............................................................................................. 23
Configuring HDMI audio settings ...................................................................... 24
Using Intel Wireless Display and Wireless Music (select models only) ............................. 25
Managing your audio and video files (select models only) ................................................................. 25
5  Navigating the screen ................................................................................................................................... 26
Using the TouchPad ........................................................................................................................... 26
Using TouchPad gestures .................................................................................................................. 26
Tapping .............................................................................................................................. 28
Scrolling ............................................................................................................................. 29
Pinching/zooming .............................................................................................................. 29
Rotating (select models only) ............................................................................................ 30
2-finger click (select models only) ...................................................................................... 30
Flicking (select models only) .............................................................................................. 31
Edge swipes ...................................................................................................................... 31
Right-edge swipe .............................................................................................. 31
Top-edge swipe ................................................................................................. 32
Left-edge swipe ................................................................................................. 32
Using touch screen gestures (select models only) ............................................................................. 33
One-finger slide ................................................................................................................. 33
Tapping .............................................................................................................................. 33
Scrolling ............................................................................................................................. 34
Pinching/stretching ............................................................................................................ 34
Rotating (select models only) ............................................................................................ 35
Edge swipes ...................................................................................................................... 35
Right-edge swipe .............................................................................................. 35
Left-edge swipe ................................................................................................. 36
Top-edge swipe and bottom-edge swipe .......................................................... 36
Using the keyboard and mouse .......................................................................................................... 37
Using the keys ................................................................................................................... 37
Using the action keys ........................................................................................ 37
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							Using Microsoft Windows 8 shortcut keys ......................................................... 38
Using the hot keys ............................................................................................. 39
Using the integrated numeric keypad ................................................................................ 39
6  Managing power ............................................................................................................................................ 40
Initiating Sleep and Hibernation ......................................................................................................... 40
Intel Rapid Start Technology (select models only) ............................................................ 40
Manually initiating and exiting Sleep .................................................................................. 41
Manually initiating and exiting Hibernation (select models only) ....................................... 41
Setting password protection on wakeup ............................................................................ 41
Using the power meter and power settings ........................................................................................ 42
Running on battery power .................................................................................................................. 42
Removing a user-replaceable battery ................................................................................ 42
Finding battery information ................................................................................................ 43
Conserving battery power .................................................................................................. 43
Identifying low battery levels .............................................................................................. 43
Resolving a low battery level ............................................................................................. 43
Resolving a low battery level when external power is available ........................ 43
Resolving a low battery level when no power source is available ..................... 44
Resolving a low battery level when the computer cannot exit Hibernation ....... 44
Storing a user-replaceable battery ..................................................................................... 44
Disposing of a user-replaceable battery ............................................................................ 44
Replacing a user-replaceable battery ................................................................................ 44
Running on external AC power .......................................................................................................... 44
Troubleshooting power problems ...................................................................................... 45
HP CoolSense (select models only) ................................................................................................... 45
Refreshing your software content with Intel Smart Connect Technology (select models only) .......... 46
Shutting down (turning off) the computer ........................................................................................... 46
Switchable graphics/dual graphics (select models only) .................................................................... 47
Using switchable graphics (select models only) ................................................................ 47
Using dual graphics (select models only) .......................................................................... 48
7  Managing and sharing information ............................................................................................................. 49
Using a USB device ........................................................................................................................... 49
Connecting a USB device .................................................................................................. 49
Removing a USB device .................................................................................................... 50
Connecting a powered USB device ................................................................................... 50
Inserting and removing a memory card .............................................................................................. 51
Using optical drives ............................................................................................................................ 52
Inserting an optical disc ..................................................................................................... 53
Tray-load ........................................................................................................... 53
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							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 .............................................................. 55
8  Maintaining your computer .......................................................................................................................... 57
Improving performance ...................................................................................................................... 57
Using HP 3D DriveGuard (select models only) .................................................................. 57
Using Disk Defragmenter ................................................................................................... 57
Using Disk Cleanup ........................................................................................................... 58
Adding or replacing memory modules ............................................................................... 58
Updating programs and drivers .......................................................................................................... 60
Cleaning your computer ..................................................................................................................... 60
Cleaning procedures .......................................................................................................... 61
Cleaning the display (All-in-Ones or Notebooks) .............................................. 61
Cleaning the sides or cover ............................................................................... 61
Cleaning the TouchPad, keyboard, or mouse ................................................... 61
Traveling with or shipping your computer ........................................................................................... 62
9  Securing your computer and information .................................................................................................. 63
Using passwords ................................................................................................................................ 63
Setting Windows passwords .............................................................................................. 64
Setting Setup Utility (BIOS) passwords ............................................................................. 64
Using Internet security software ......................................................................................................... 64
Using antivirus software ..................................................................................................... 65
Using firewall software ....................................................................................................... 65
Installing software updates ................................................................................................................. 65
Installing critical security updates ...................................................................................... 65
Installing HP and third-party software updates .................................................................. 65
Securing your wireless network .......................................................................................................... 66
Backing up your software applications and information ..................................................................... 66
Using an optional security cable lock ................................................................................................. 66
10  Using Setup Utility (BIOS) and HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) .................................................... 67
Starting Setup Utility (BIOS) ............................................................................................................... 67
Updating the BIOS ............................................................................................................................. 67
Determining the BIOS version ........................................................................................... 67
Downloading a BIOS update ............................................................................................. 68
Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) ...................................................................................... 68
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							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 and recovery ......................................................................................................................... 72
Using Windows Refresh for quick and easy recovery ....................................................... 73
Remove everything and reinstall Windows ........................................................................ 73
Recovering using HP Recovery Manager .......................................................................... 74
What you need to know ..................................................................................... 74
Using the HP Recovery partition (select models only) ...................................... 74
Using HP Recovery media to recover ............................................................... 75
Changing the computer boot order ................................................................... 75
Removing the HP Recovery partition ................................................................................. 76
12  Specifications .............................................................................................................................................. 77
Input power ......................................................................................................................................... 77
Operating environment ....................................................................................................................... 77
13  Electrostatic Discharge .............................................................................................................................. 78
Index ................................................................................................................................................................... 79
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