HP Notebook PC User Manual page 9

Handling drives ................................................................................................................................... 63
Improving hard drive performance ..................................................................................................... 64
Using Disk Defragmenter ................................................................................................... 64
Using Disk Cleanup ........................................................................................................... 64
Using external drives .......................................................................................................................... 64
Using optional external devices ......................................................................................... 64
Replacing the hard drive .................................................................................................................... 65
7 External devices ............................................................................................................................................ 69
Using a USB device ........................................................................................................................... 69
Connecting a USB device .................................................................................................. 69
Removing a USB device .................................................................................................... 69
Using USB legacy support ................................................................................................. 70
Using external drives .......................................................................................................................... 70
Using optional external devices ......................................................................................... 70
8 External media cards .................................................................................................................................... 72
Using Media Card Reader cards ........................................................................................................ 72
Inserting a digital card ........................................................................................................ 72
Removing a digital card ..................................................................................................... 72
Using ExpressCards (select models only) .......................................................................................... 73
Configuring an ExpressCard .............................................................................................. 73
Inserting an ExpressCard .................................................................................................. 73
Removing an ExpressCard ................................................................................................ 74
9 Memory modules .......................................................................................................................................... 76
Adding or replacing a memory module in the expansion memory module slot .................................. 76
Upgrading a memory module in the primary memory module slot ..................................................... 80
10 Security ........................................................................................................................................................ 84
Protecting the computer ..................................................................................................................... 84
Using passwords ................................................................................................................................ 85
Setting passwords in Windows .......................................................................................... 85
Setting passwords in Computer Setup .............................................................................. 85
BIOS administrator password ............................................................................................ 86
Using Computer Setup DriveLock ..................................................................................... 87
Using Computer Setup Auto DriveLock ............................................................................. 89
Managing a BIOS administrator password ........................................................ 86
Entering a BIOS administrator password .......................................................... 87
Setting a DriveLock password ........................................................................... 87
Entering a DriveLock password ........................................................................ 88
Changing a DriveLock password ...................................................................... 88
Removing DriveLock protection ........................................................................ 89
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