HP Pavilion dv6-6c40ca Entertainment Notebook PC - Manual (Page 8)

Connecting a USB device .................................................................................................. 54
Removing a USB device .................................................................................................... 54
Using optional external devices .......................................................................................................... 55
Using optional external drives ............................................................................................ 55
9 Drives ............................................................................................................................................................. 56
Handling drives ................................................................................................................................... 56
Using hard drives ............................................................................................................................... 57
Improving hard drive performance ..................................................................................... 57
Using Disk Defragmenter .................................................................................. 57
Using Disk Cleanup ........................................................................................... 57
Using HP 3D DriveGuard (select models only) .................................................................. 58
Identifying HP 3D DriveGuard status ................................................................ 58
Managing power with a parked hard drive ........................................................ 58
Using HP 3D DriveGuard software ................................................................... 59
Adding or replacing a hard drive ........................................................................................................ 60
Removing the hard drive .................................................................................................... 60
Installing a hard drive ......................................................................................................... 62
Using optical drives (select models only) ........................................................................................... 64
Identifying the installed optical drive .................................................................................. 64
Inserting an optical disc ..................................................................................................... 64
Removing an optical disc ................................................................................................... 65
When the disc tray opens normally ................................................................... 65
When the disc tray fails to open normally ......................................................... 66
Sharing optical drives ........................................................................................................ 67
10 Memory modules ........................................................................................................................................ 68
Adding or replacing memory modules ................................................................................................ 68
11 Security ........................................................................................................................................................ 72
Protecting the computer ..................................................................................................................... 72
Using passwords ................................................................................................................................ 72
Setting passwords in Windows .......................................................................................... 73
Setting passwords in Setup Utility (BIOS) ......................................................................... 73
Managing an administrator password ............................................................... 74
Entering an administrator password .................................................................. 74
Managing a power-on password ....................................................................... 75
Entering a power-on password ......................................................................... 75
Using antivirus software ..................................................................................................................... 75
Using firewall software ....................................................................................................................... 75
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