HP Pavilion Touchsmart 15 N303tx Notebook Pc Manual

User Guide 

© Copyright 2013 Hewlett-Packard
Development Company, L.P.
Bluetooth is a trademark owned by its
proprietor and used by Hewlett-Packard
Company under license. Intel is a
trademark of Intel Corporation in the U.S.
and other countries. AMD is a trademark of
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Intel is a
trademark of Intel Corporation in the U.S.
and other countries. Microsoft and Windows
are U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation. SD Logo is a trademark of its
proprietor.
The information contained...

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...

iv   Safety warning notice 

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...

x