HP s5520uk manual

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Table of conten ts 1 Gettin g informatio n 2 Setting up your comp uter Protecting your c omputer ....... .................... ............ .................... ............. . 3 Guidelines for installing software and hardware devices .... ....... ...... ....... ..... 4 Connecting to th e Internet ...................... ................ ............[...]

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1 Getting in formation Type of informa tion Where to f ind ● Set up your comp uter. Setup poster included with your computer. ● See how-to videos about using the fea tur es o f yo ur com pute r. Visit www.hp.co m/ supportvid eos (English only) ● Use the computer . ● Connect to the Internet. ● Recover factory settings. Getting Started (th [...]

Type of in forma tion Where to find ● Get special u tilities for computer owners. PC Help & Tools fo lder Click the Start but ton, click All Progr ams , and then cl ick PC Help & Tools . ● Maintain your computer. HP Suppor t Assista nt — Main tains your comput er performan ce and resolv e problems fas ter by us ing aut omated upda tes[...]

2 Setting up your compu ter ❑ Follow the steps on the setup poster included with yo ur computer. ❑ Place the computer so that all v entilation ope nings are unob structed and cabl ing is not in a walkway or where it ca n be s tep ped o n or dam aged by pl aci ng fu rnitu re on it. ❑ Connect all p ower cords fr om the monitor, c omputer, a nd [...]

NOTE: Security solutions can deter thef t, mishandlin g, and sof tware at tacks, bu t cannot pr event t hem. Guidelines for installin g software and hardware devices After you c omplete t he initial computer se tup, you might want to instal l additi onal softw are prog rams or ha rdware devices. Check the ope rating sys tem, memory, and other r equ[...]

Transferring files an d settings to your new computer You can copy file s from another computer to you r new compute r by using CD s or DVDs, memory s ticks, and ex ternal hard d rives. You ca n also use Win dows Eas y Transfer softwa re, which is in cluded with Windows 7 (sel ect models only), to cop y files and s ettings to a s torage de vice or,[...]

Symptom Possible solution Test the wall outlet by connecting a d ifferent electric al device to i t. Compute r seems to be locke d up and is not responding. Use the Windows Task M anager to close a ny progra ms not res ponding , or resta rt the com puter: 1. Press the Ctr l+Alt+Delete keys o n the keyboa rd simultaneo usly. 2. Click Start Task Mana[...]

Symptom Possible solution Screen is blank. Press the sp ace bar on the keyboard or move the mouse to make the screen d isplay visib le again. Press the S leep button ( select models only), or the Esc key on the keybo ard, to re sume from Sleep mode . Press the On button to turn on the computer. Inspect the mo nitor video connector for bent pins: ?[...]

Symptom Possible solution Curs or does no t respond to mouse movement. Use the keyboa rd to save chan ges in all open programs, and then restart your co mputer: 1. Press the Alt+Tab keys simultaneously to navigate to an open program. 2. Press the Ctrl+ S key simultaneo usly to save y our changes in the se lected p rogram (Ctrl +S is the keyboard s [...]

Symptom Possible solution The re ceiver, wi reless keyb oard, a nd wireles s mouse sh own in the followi ng illustr ations are examples; y our models migh t vary. IMPORTANT: During these steps, place the wireles s keyboard and wir eless mouse o n the same level a s the receiver , within 30 cm (12 inches ) of the receiver, and away from interf erenc[...]

Symptom Possible solution No sound i s produced. For Windows 7: 1. Click the Sta rt button, click Contr ol Pa nel , click Act ion Cen ter , and then click Troubles hootin g . 2. Under Hardware a nd Soun d , click Troublesho ot and audio playback . If you use an HDMI connector o n the graphics card (selec t models only) to connect your monitor to th[...]

Symptom Possible solution Run the wir eless setup wi zard: 1. Cli ck th e Start button, click Control Panel , click Network and Internet , and then clic k N etwork and Sh aring C enter . 2. In the Network and Sharing Cen ter window, click Set up a connection or netwo rk to open th e wizard, a nd then follow th e onscreen in structions . If your sys[...]

Updating driver s A driver i s a software prog ram th at enables your computer to communicate w ith an attach ed device, su ch as a printe r, hard disk dr ive, mouse, or keyboa rd. Complete t he foll owing proc edure to up date a dri ver, or t o re vert to an e arlier v ersi on of th e driver if th e new one does n ot solve your pr oblem: 1. Cli ck[...]

To add re store poin ts manual ly: 1. Close al l open pr ograms. 2. Cli ck th e Start button, right-click Comp uter , cl ic k Properti es , and th en click System protect ion . 3. Under Prote ction Setti ngs , select the disk for which you wa nt to create a restore poin t. 4. Cli ck Create , and then follo w the onscre en instructi ons. Softw are p[...]

To rein stall a program u sing th e Recovery Ma nager: 1. Cli ck th e Start button, click All Pro grams , click Recove ry Manag er, and the n clic k Recove ry Manage r . 2. Cli ck Software Pr ogram Reinsta llat ion , and t hen clic k Next at th e We lco me sc ree n. 3. Choose the pr ogram you want to install, click Next , and follow th e onscreen i[...]

As neede d Backin g up your data Use CD or DV D record ing softwa re that is install ed on your comput er to create (or “bu rn”) backup disc s of impo rtant i nformatio n, includi ng pe rsonal f iles, e -mail me ssages, a nd Web site bookmar ks. You can also mov e data t o an ext ernal h ard disk dr ive. Keeping the computer free of dust, dirt,[...]

System Recovery System Rec overy comple tely erases and reforma ts the hard di sk drive, dele ting all data files yo u have created, a nd then rein stalls the oper ating system, programs , and drivers . However , you must reinstall a ny software that was not installed on the compute r at the factory. This in cludes softw are that came on med ia inc[...]

If the com puter is wo rking and W indows 7 is respondin g, use these s teps to perform a System Recovery . 1. Turn off the c omputer. 2. Disconnect a ll periph eral devices fr om the compute r except the monitor , keyboard, and mouse. 3. Turn on the computer . 4. Cli ck th e Start button, click All Pro grams , click Rec overy Mana ger , and then c[...]

System Recovery from recovery discs CAUTI ON: System R ecove ry delet es all data and programs you cre ated or i nstalled . Back up any imp ortant data to a removable dis c. To create r ecovery dis cs, see Recovery di scs on page 18. To perfo rm a System Re covery using rec overy disc s: 1. If the compu ter is worki ng, create a back up DVD con tai[...]

Choosing r ecovery di scs ● To create r ecovery d iscs, your computer m ust have a D VD writer, a nd you must use only high-qua lity blank DVD +R or DVD-R discs. NOTE: You cannot u se CDs or DVD+ RW, DV D-RW, D VD+RW DL, DVD -RW D L, DVD+R DL, or DVD-R D L discs to create r ecovery disc s. ● Use high-quali ty discs to cr eate your set of r ecov[...]

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