Step 3: Turning On The Docking Station; Step 4: Preventing Sleep Or Hibernation; Setting Up The Software - HP G5 User Manual

Step 3: Turning on the docking station

Press the power button.
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Step 4: Preventing Sleep or Hibernation

When using an external monitor, you might want to close the computer. For more information about
configuring an external monitor, see
To ensure that the computer does not initiate Sleep or Hibernation when it is closed:
1. Type control panel in the taskbar search box, and then select Control Panel.
2. Select Power Options.
3. Select Choose what closing the lid does.
4. Next to When I close the lid, under On battery, select Do nothing.
5. Next to When I close the lid, under Plugged in, select Do nothing.
6. Select Save changes.

Setting up the software

This section describes how to install the docking station software on a computer running the Windows® 10
operating system.
1. With the computer on, Windows running, and the Internet connected, connect the docking station to the
computer.
2. Go to http://www.hp.com/support.
3. Select Get software and drivers, and follow the on-screen instructions to find your docking station.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to select and download the latest firmware update and each driver.
5. Complete the installation wizard.
6. Choose to restart now or later. The docking station might not work until the next restart. If you choose
to restart the computer, first remove any discs from the computer drives. Click Finish.
8 Chapter 1 Getting started
Configuring an external monitor on page 10.