HP Pavilion g4-1311nr Notebook PC - Manual (Page 8)

Using passwords ................................................................................................................................ 58
Setting passwords in the operating system ....................................................................... 58
Setting passwords in Setup Utility ..................................................................................... 58
Managing an administrator password ............................................................... 59
Entering an administrator password .................................................................. 59
Managing a power-on password ....................................................................... 59
Entering a power-on password ......................................................................... 60
Using firewall software ....................................................................................................................... 60
Installing an optional security cable .................................................................................................... 61
11 Backup and Recovery ................................................................................................................................ 62
Performing a system recovery ............................................................................................................ 63
Creating the restore DVDs ................................................................................................. 63
Creating a restore image on a USB device ....................................................................... 63
Performing recovery using the restore DVD ...................................................................... 64
Backing up your information ............................................................................................................... 65
12 Setup Utility (BIOS) and Advanced System Diagnostics ........................................................................ 66
Starting Setup Utility ........................................................................................................................... 66
Using Setup Utility .............................................................................................................................. 66
Changing the language of Setup Utility ............................................................................. 66
Navigating and selecting in Setup Utility ............................................................................ 66
Displaying system information ........................................................................................... 67
Restoring factory default settings in Setup Utility .............................................................. 67
Exiting Setup Utility ............................................................................................................ 67
Updating the BIOS ............................................................................................................................. 67
Determining the BIOS version ........................................................................................... 68
Downloading a BIOS update ............................................................................................. 68
Using Advanced System Diagnostics ................................................................................................. 69
13 MultiBoot ..................................................................................................................................................... 70
About the boot device order ............................................................................................................... 70
Enabling boot devices in Setup Utility ................................................................................................ 71
Considering boot order changes ........................................................................................................ 72
Choosing MultiBoot preferences ........................................................................................................ 73
Setting a new boot order in Setup Utility ............................................................................ 73
Dynamically choosing a boot device using the f9 prompt .................................................. 73
Setting a MultiBoot Express prompt .................................................................................. 74
Entering MultiBoot Express preferences ........................................................................... 74
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