HP Pavilion dv4-5110us Entertainment Notebook PC - Manual (Page 12)

Best practices
To protect your smart investment, after you set up and register the computer, we recommend the
following steps:
● If you haven’t already done so, connect to a wired or wireless network. See details in Connecting
to a network on page 15 .
● Become familiar with the computer hardware and software. Go to Getting to know your computer
on page 4 and Enjoying entertainment features on page 21 for information.
● Update or purchase antivirus software. Learn more at Using antivirus software on page 68 .
● Back up your hard drive by creating recovery discs or a recovery flash drive. See Backing up,
restoring, and recovering on page 75 .
Fun things to do
● You know you can watch a YouTube video on the computer. But did you know that you can also
connect your computer to a TV and watch the video on TV? For more information, see
Connecting an HDMI TV or monitor on page 26 .
● You know you can listen to music on the computer. But did you know that you can also stream
live radio to the computer and listen to music or talk radio from all over the world? See
Using
audio on page 23 .
● You know you can create a powerful presentation with Microsoft applications. But did you know
you can also connect to a projector to share your ideas with a group? See
Connecting a VGA
monitor or projector on page 25 .
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