7 Drives and external devices
Drives ................................................................................................................................................. 55
Identifying installed drives .................................................................................................. 55
Handling drives .................................................................................................................. 55
Improving hard drive performance ..................................................................................... 55
Using Disk Defragmenter .................................................................................. 55
Using Disk Cleanup ........................................................................................... 56
Using HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection (select models only) ................................. 56
Identifying HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection status ................................ 56
Managing power with a parked hard drive ........................................................ 57
Using HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection software ................................... 57
Using external drives ......................................................................................................... 58
Connecting optional external drives .................................................................. 58
Using the external optical drive (select models only) ......................................................... 58
Removing an optical disc when the disc tray will not open ............................... 59
Sharing optical drives ........................................................................................................ 59
External devices ................................................................................................................................. 60
Using a USB device ........................................................................................................... 60
Connecting a USB device ................................................................................. 60
Removing a USB device ................................................................................... 61
Using Digital Media Slot cards ........................................................................................... 61
Inserting a digital card ....................................................................................... 62
Removing a digital card ..................................................................................... 62
8 Security
Protecting the computer ..................................................................................................................... 64
Using passwords ................................................................................................................................ 64
Setting passwords in Windows .......................................................................................... 65
Setting passwords in Setup Utility ..................................................................................... 65
Administrator password ..................................................................................... 66
Managing an administrator password ............................................... 66
Entering an administrator password ................................................. 67
Power-on password .......................................................................................... 67
Managing a power-on password ...................................................... 67
Entering a power-on password ......................................................... 67
Using antivirus software ..................................................................................................................... 67
Using firewall software ....................................................................................................................... 68
Installing critical security updates ....................................................................................................... 68
Installing an optional security cable .................................................................................................... 68
Appendix A Setup Utility (BIOS)
Starting Setup Utility ........................................................................................................................... 70
Using Setup Utility .............................................................................................................................. 70
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