HP Pavilion 15 P000 Notebook Pc Series Manual

							User Guide 
						

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First Edition: July 2014
Document Part Number: 787825–001Product notice
This guide describes features that are
common to most models. Some features
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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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WARNING!Select computer models are configured with an Intel® Bay Trail-M processor and a
Windows® operating system. 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
Best practices ....................................................................................................................................... 1
Fun things to do .................................................................................................................................... 1
More HP resources .............................................................................................................................. 2
2  Getting to know your computer ......................................................................................................................... 3
Finding your hardware and software information ................................................................................. 3
Locating hardware ............................................................................................................... 3
Locating software ................................................................................................................. 3
Right side ............................................................................................................................................. 4
Left side ................................................................................................................................................ 7
Display .................................................................................................................................................. 9
Top ..................................................................................................................................................... 10
TouchPad .......................................................................................................................... 10
Lights ................................................................................................................................. 11
Buttons and speakers ........................................................................................................ 12
Keys ................................................................................................................................... 13
Bottom ................................................................................................................................................ 14
Labels ................................................................................................................................................. 15
3  Connecting to a network ................................................................................................................................. 16
Connecting to a wireless network ....................................................................................................... 16
Using the wireless controls ................................................................................................ 16
Using the wireless button .................................................................................. 16
Using HP Connection Manager (select models only) ........................................ 16
Using operating system controls ....................................................................... 17
Sharing data and drives and accessing software .............................................................. 17
Using a WLAN ................................................................................................................... 17
Using an Internet service provider .................................................................... 18
Setting up a WLAN ............................................................................................ 19
Configuring a wireless router ............................................................................ 19
Protecting your WLAN ....................................................................................... 19
Connecting to a WLAN ...................................................................................... 20
Using Bluetooth wireless devices (select models only) ..................................................... 20
Connecting to a wired network (select models only) .......................................................................... 20
Connecting to a local area network (LAN) ......................................................................... 20
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							4  Enjoying entertainment features ..................................................................................................................... 22
Multimedia features ............................................................................................................................ 22
Using the webcam .............................................................................................................................. 23
Using audio ........................................................................................................................................ 23
Connecting speakers ......................................................................................................... 24
Connecting headphones and microphones ....................................................................... 24
Using Beats Audio (select models only) ............................................................................ 24
Accessing Beats Audio Control Panel ............................................................... 24
Enabling and Disabling Beats Audio ................................................................. 24
Testing your audio features ............................................................................................... 24
Using video ......................................................................................................................................... 25
Connecting video devices by using an HDMI cable ........................................................... 25
Setting up HDMI audio ...................................................................................... 26
5  Navigating the screen ..................................................................................................................................... 27
Using the TouchPad and gestures ..................................................................................................... 27
Tapping .............................................................................................................................. 28
Scrolling ............................................................................................................................. 29
2-finger pinch zoom ........................................................................................................... 29
2-finger click ....................................................................................................................... 30
Rotating ............................................................................................................................. 31
Flicking ............................................................................................................................... 31
Using the keyboard and mouse .......................................................................................................... 31
Using the keys ................................................................................................................... 32
Using the action keys ........................................................................................ 32
Using the hot keys ............................................................................................. 33
Using ALT GR key combinations ...................................................................... 33
Using the integrated numeric keypad ................................................................................ 33
6  Managing power ............................................................................................................................................. 34
Initiating Sleep and Hibernation ......................................................................................................... 34
Manually initiating and exiting Sleep .................................................................................. 35
Manually initiating and exiting Hibernation (select models only) ....................................... 35
Setting password protection on wakeup ............................................................................ 35
Using the power meter ....................................................................................................................... 36
Selecting a power plan ....................................................................................................................... 36
Running on battery power .................................................................................................................. 36
Removing a User-replaceable battery (select models only) .............................................. 36
Finding battery information ................................................................................................ 37
Conserving battery power .................................................................................................. 37
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							Identifying low battery levels .............................................................................................. 38
Resolving a low battery level ............................................................................................. 38
Resolving a low battery level when external power is available ........................ 38
Resolving a low battery level when no power source is available ..................... 38
Resolving a low battery level when the computer cannot exit Hibernation ....... 38
Storing a user-replaceable battery ..................................................................................... 38
Disposing of a user-replaceable battery ............................................................................ 38
Replacing a user-replaceable battery ................................................................................ 39
Running on external AC power .......................................................................................................... 39
Troubleshooting power problems ...................................................................................... 39
HP CoolSense .................................................................................................................................... 40
Shutting down the computer ............................................................................................................... 40
Hybrid Graphics and AMD Dual Graphics (select models only) ......................................................... 41
Using Hybrid Graphics (select models only) ...................................................................... 41
Using AMD Dual Graphics (select models only) ................................................................ 42
7  Maintaining your computer .............................................................................................................................. 43
Improving performance ...................................................................................................................... 43
Handling drives .................................................................................................................. 43
Using HP 3D DriveGuard (select models only) .................................................................. 43
Identifying HP 3D DriveGuard status ................................................................ 44
Using Disk Defragmenter ................................................................................................... 44
Using Disk Cleanup ........................................................................................................... 44
Updating programs and drivers .......................................................................................................... 44
Cleaning your computer ..................................................................................................................... 45
Cleaning procedures .......................................................................................................... 45
Cleaning the display (All-in-Ones or Notebooks) .............................................. 45
Cleaning the sides or cover ............................................................................... 45
Cleaning the TouchPad, keyboard, or mouse ................................................... 46
Traveling with or shipping your computer ........................................................................................... 46
8  Securing your computer and information ........................................................................................................ 48
Using passwords ................................................................................................................................ 48
Setting Windows passwords .............................................................................................. 49
Setting Setup Utility (BIOS) passwords ............................................................................. 49
Using Internet security software ......................................................................................................... 49
Using antivirus software ..................................................................................................... 50
Using firewall software ....................................................................................................... 50
Installing software updates ................................................................................................................. 50
Installing critical security updates ...................................................................................... 50
Installing HP and third-party software updates .................................................................. 50
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							Securing your wireless network .......................................................................................................... 51
Backing up your software applications and information ..................................................................... 51
Using an optional security cable lock ................................................................................................. 51
9  Using Setup Utility (BIOS) and HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) ............................................................ 52
Starting Setup Utility (BIOS) ............................................................................................................... 52
Updating the BIOS .............................................................................................................................  52
Determining the BIOS version ........................................................................................... 52
Downloading a BIOS update .............................................................................................  53
Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) ...................................................................................... 53
Downloading HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) to a USB device ...............................  54
10  Backing up, restoring, and recovering .......................................................................................................... 55
Creating backups ...............................................................................................................................  55
Creating recovery media to recover the original system .................................................... 55
What you need to know ..................................................................................... 55
Creating the recovery media ............................................................  56
Creating system restore points .......................................................................................... 56
What you need to know ..................................................................................... 56
Creating a system restore point ........................................................................ 56
Backing up system and personal information .................................................................... 56
Tips for a successful backup ............................................................................. 57
What you need to know ..................................................................................... 57
Creating a backup using Windows Backup and Restore .................................. 57
Restore and recovery ......................................................................................................................... 58
Restoring to a previous system restore point ....................................................................  58
Restoring specific files ....................................................................................................... 58
Restoring specific files using Windows Backup and Restore ............................ 58
Recovering the original system using HP Recovery Manager ........................................... 58
What you need to know ..................................................................................... 58
Recovering using HP Recovery partition (select models only) .........................  59
Recovering using the recovery media ............................................................... 59
Changing the computer boot order ................................................... 59
11  Specifications ................................................................................................................................................ 61
Input power ......................................................................................................................................... 61
Operating environment ....................................................................................................................... 61
12  Electrostatic Discharge ................................................................................................................................. 63
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