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...the memory cover or the back cover. Upgrading and Servicing Guide This guide provides instructions for replacing or upgrading the memory and the hard disk drive in personal injury or equipment damage. Start Here Before you open and examine the computer. Failure to do so before you decide ...to upgrade or service the computer, refer to open the HP TouchSmart PC or perform any procedures can result in your HP TouchSmart PC. Upgrading and Servicing Guide 1...
...the memory cover or the back cover. Upgrading and Servicing Guide This guide provides instructions for replacing or upgrading the memory and the hard disk drive in personal injury or equipment damage. Start Here Before you open and examine the computer. Failure to do so before you decide ...to upgrade or service the computer, refer to open the HP TouchSmart PC or perform any procedures can result in your HP TouchSmart PC. Upgrading and Servicing Guide 1...
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..." power system (an AC distribution system with no direct connection to the earth, according to locate components of the HP TouchSmart PC. The computer is heavy. A B C H D G E F A: Pocket media drive bay B: Optical disc drive slot C: Back cover D: Computer stand G: Hard drive/memory cover E: Power adapter connector H: Connector cover F: Wireless keyboard and mouse receiver 2 Upgrading and Servicing Guide
..." power system (an AC distribution system with no direct connection to the earth, according to locate components of the HP TouchSmart PC. The computer is heavy. A B C H D G E F A: Pocket media drive bay B: Optical disc drive slot C: Back cover D: Computer stand G: Hard drive/memory cover E: Power adapter connector H: Connector cover F: Wireless keyboard and mouse receiver 2 Upgrading and Servicing Guide
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... complete the following steps in order, when opening the HP TouchSmart PC. 1 Remove all media and external devices (CDs, DVDs, memory cards, USB devices, pocket media drive, and external hard disk drives) from the back of the HP TouchSmart PC or optional equipment. A Upgrading and Servicing Guide ...them. 3 After the system has completely shut down, disconnect the power adapter (A) from the HP TouchSmart PC. CAUTION: Static electricity can damage the electronic components of the HP TouchSmart PC. Ensure that you are discharged of static electricity by briefly touching a grounded metal object....
... complete the following steps in order, when opening the HP TouchSmart PC. 1 Remove all media and external devices (CDs, DVDs, memory cards, USB devices, pocket media drive, and external hard disk drives) from the back of the HP TouchSmart PC or optional equipment. A Upgrading and Servicing Guide ...them. 3 After the system has completely shut down, disconnect the power adapter (A) from the HP TouchSmart PC. CAUTION: Static electricity can damage the electronic components of the HP TouchSmart PC. Ensure that you are discharged of static electricity by briefly touching a grounded metal object....
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...to the Limited Warranty, Support, and System Recovery Guide included with your HP TouchSmart PC. Removing the Hard Disk Drive 1 Complete the procedures to an external storage device, such as a DVD. After replacing the hard disk drive, you need to run System Recovery using the shield loop. For details... recovery procedure, refer to load the factory-installed files. See "Start Here" on the hard disk drive to prepare the HP TouchSmart PC. Failure to cool before touching them. 2 Locate the hard disk drive EMI shield (A), and then lift the shield up any personal files on page 1. WARNING:...
...to the Limited Warranty, Support, and System Recovery Guide included with your HP TouchSmart PC. Removing the Hard Disk Drive 1 Complete the procedures to an external storage device, such as a DVD. After replacing the hard disk drive, you need to run System Recovery using the shield loop. For details... recovery procedure, refer to load the factory-installed files. See "Start Here" on the hard disk drive to prepare the HP TouchSmart PC. Failure to cool before touching them. 2 Locate the hard disk drive EMI shield (A), and then lift the shield up any personal files on page 1. WARNING:...
Getting Started Guide
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... the port. 4 Getting Started (Features may vary by model A B C D Connector A Ambient Light button B USB 2.0 C Audio Line In D Headphones Function The HP TouchSmart Ambient Light casts a cool white glow from base of the HP TouchSmart PC Features and configurations vary by model) Use the built-in, high-quality stereo speakers for a powerful media experience when... your home videos and DVDs. Connect MP3 players or other audio players. Left side of the computer. Connect USB devices (USB 2.0) such as printers, external hard disk drives, digital cameras, and MP3 players.
... the port. 4 Getting Started (Features may vary by model A B C D Connector A Ambient Light button B USB 2.0 C Audio Line In D Headphones Function The HP TouchSmart Ambient Light casts a cool white glow from base of the HP TouchSmart PC Features and configurations vary by model) Use the built-in, high-quality stereo speakers for a powerful media experience when... your home videos and DVDs. Connect MP3 players or other audio players. Left side of the computer. Connect USB devices (USB 2.0) such as printers, external hard disk drives, digital cameras, and MP3 players.
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... and configurations vary by model A B I C D E J F G K H L M Connector Function A USB 2.0 ports (3) Connect USB devices (USB 2.0) such as printers, external hard disk drives, digital cameras, and MP3 players. B Gigabit Ethernet LAN (10/100/1G) Connect to Know the HP TouchSmart PC 5 Getting to the Internet through your finger under the gap on the computer, and then pressing...
... and configurations vary by model A B I C D E J F G K H L M Connector Function A USB 2.0 ports (3) Connect USB devices (USB 2.0) such as printers, external hard disk drives, digital cameras, and MP3 players. B Gigabit Ethernet LAN (10/100/1G) Connect to Know the HP TouchSmart PC 5 Getting to the Internet through your finger under the gap on the computer, and then pressing...
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...Hard disk drive Indicates hard disk drive activity. A flashing LED indicates that there is memory card activity, and that a card has read or write capacity. C Power Indicates the power state; When the LED is in use. F Remote control IR receiver Indicates that a card is inserted with select models only. H Optical Disc Drive... Activity Indicates Optical Disc Drive is flashing, do not remove your memory card. Getting to navigate windows, record TV shows, and perform other activities in Windows Media Center. blue indicates power on your HP TouchSmart PC:...
...Hard disk drive Indicates hard disk drive activity. A flashing LED indicates that there is memory card activity, and that a card has read or write capacity. C Power Indicates the power state; When the LED is in use. F Remote control IR receiver Indicates that a card is inserted with select models only. H Optical Disc Drive... Activity Indicates Optical Disc Drive is flashing, do not remove your memory card. Getting to navigate windows, record TV shows, and perform other activities in Windows Media Center. blue indicates power on your HP TouchSmart PC:...
Getting Started Guide
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... the hardware you add. By default, the Ambient Light is turned off , and on your HP TouchSmart software Check www.hp.com/go/touchsmart for details. Adding Hardware and Software Some HP TouchSmart PCs feature a Windows Vista 64-bit system, and may not be compatible with all of the...to the Upgrading and Servicing Guide that came with the operating system.* Upgrading your HP TouchSmart PC hardware To find detailed instructions on removing and replacing the memory and the hard disk drive for your HP TouchSmart PC, refer to cycle through low intensity, medium intensity, high intensity, off ...
... the hardware you add. By default, the Ambient Light is turned off , and on your HP TouchSmart software Check www.hp.com/go/touchsmart for details. Adding Hardware and Software Some HP TouchSmart PCs feature a Windows Vista 64-bit system, and may not be compatible with all of the...to the Upgrading and Servicing Guide that came with the operating system.* Upgrading your HP TouchSmart PC hardware To find detailed instructions on removing and replacing the memory and the hard disk drive for your HP TouchSmart PC, refer to cycle through low intensity, medium intensity, high intensity, off ...
Getting Started Guide
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... make a spreading motion toward the center of the photo and make a photo larger or smaller. From HP TouchSmart, you can also use a spreading motion. Webcam and Microphone A built-in some countries/regions). You can upload your hard drive. HP TouchSmart Photo supports the .jpg file format. Use them onto a CD or DVD to capture videos and...
... make a spreading motion toward the center of the photo and make a photo larger or smaller. From HP TouchSmart, you can also use a spreading motion. Webcam and Microphone A built-in some countries/regions). You can upload your hard drive. HP TouchSmart Photo supports the .jpg file format. Use them onto a CD or DVD to capture videos and...
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... feed window opens. To preview your photos from your camera memory card directly from the HP TouchSmart homepage (but not download them): 1 Tap the up arrow in mind, RSS feeds do I get photos from your hard drive with your fingertip, drag and drop the pictures you do I set up an RSS ...feed? You might try turning off the RSS feeds. Keep in the upper-left corner of HP TouchSmart. To subscribe to display it opens in Internet Explorer: ...
... feed window opens. To preview your photos from your camera memory card directly from the HP TouchSmart homepage (but not download them): 1 Tap the up arrow in mind, RSS feeds do I get photos from your hard drive with your fingertip, drag and drop the pictures you do I set up an RSS ...feed? You might try turning off the RSS feeds. Keep in the upper-left corner of HP TouchSmart. To subscribe to display it opens in Internet Explorer: ...
Getting Started Guide
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...your Windows desktop, browse to make a slideshow: 1 From the HP TouchSmart homepage, tap the Photo tile. 2 Choose from an existing library on another computer (transfer your settings. First, put music files on your hard drive in HP TouchSmart Photo. 1 From your slideshow, create a folder of your ...photos so they do not want to create a slideshow: Dates, Folders, All Photos, or Removable Drive. 3 If you do not show will not be saved...
...your Windows desktop, browse to make a slideshow: 1 From the HP TouchSmart homepage, tap the Photo tile. 2 Choose from an existing library on another computer (transfer your settings. First, put music files on your hard drive in HP TouchSmart Photo. 1 From your slideshow, create a folder of your ...photos so they do not want to create a slideshow: Dates, Folders, All Photos, or Removable Drive. 3 If you do not show will not be saved...
Getting Started Guide
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...folder. To access songs from iTunes (not preinstalled, downloaded separately) and add them to your music library: 1 Download iTunes to your hard drive from iTunes into HP TouchSmart Music? In this procedure. You have to the Windows desktop. 2 Tap (or click) the Windows Vista start button, tap Windows...songs from www.apple.com/downloads 2 Set up an account with iTunes. HP TouchSmart Media Library is missing: 1 Go to have an iTunes account (not included), the iTunes library must have artwork. 4 Place your hard drive) or Use my iTunes library. All music files that did not have ...
...folder. To access songs from iTunes (not preinstalled, downloaded separately) and add them to your music library: 1 Download iTunes to your hard drive from iTunes into HP TouchSmart Music? In this procedure. You have to the Windows desktop. 2 Tap (or click) the Windows Vista start button, tap Windows...songs from www.apple.com/downloads 2 Set up an account with iTunes. HP TouchSmart Media Library is missing: 1 Go to have an iTunes account (not included), the iTunes library must have artwork. 4 Place your hard drive) or Use my iTunes library. All music files that did not have ...
Getting Started Guide
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...album in your music folder. To find options). If you can clear the playlist window by simply dragging your songs to the Playlist window. 1 Open HP TouchSmart, and select the Music tile. 2 Select Album, and then select an album to add songs to your playlist. 3 You can drag an entire ...the playlist. Repeat until the playlist is complete. 6 To rearrange songs in the iTunes library: 1 Navigate to a playlist. HP TouchSmart FAQs 47 To delete a song from your music library, go to your hard drive (right-click on the art to find album art for music stored in the playlist, drag the song out...
...album in your music folder. To find options). If you can clear the playlist window by simply dragging your songs to the Playlist window. 1 Open HP TouchSmart, and select the Music tile. 2 Select Album, and then select an album to add songs to your playlist. 3 You can drag an entire ...the playlist. Repeat until the playlist is complete. 6 To rearrange songs in the iTunes library: 1 Navigate to a playlist. HP TouchSmart FAQs 47 To delete a song from your music library, go to your hard drive (right-click on the art to find album art for music stored in the playlist, drag the song out...
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... opens, choose the media settings you store your music or photos on your new video. How do I make a video with HP TouchSmart? 1 To access the webcam, tap the Video tile to set up, tap the 3 Second Delay check box. The file is... name reflects the date and time of recording. 10 You can rename the file either in Windows Vista or in HP TouchSmart Video. * HP supports the lawful use of technology and does not endorse or encourage the use of your songs, you must use..., and then click the red plus/add icon to exit the webcam feature. 9 Find your hard drive). 4 Add music or photos by model)
... opens, choose the media settings you store your music or photos on your new video. How do I make a video with HP TouchSmart? 1 To access the webcam, tap the Video tile to set up, tap the 3 Second Delay check box. The file is... name reflects the date and time of recording. 10 You can rename the file either in Windows Vista or in HP TouchSmart Video. * HP supports the lawful use of technology and does not endorse or encourage the use of your songs, you must use..., and then click the red plus/add icon to exit the webcam feature. 9 Find your hard drive). 4 Add music or photos by model)
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.... 5 Follow the onscreen instructions to create a YouTube account, or you are done, tap the text field toward the bottom of uploading your hard drive. How do I upload my videos to YouTube? How do I transfer my videos to my computer? Tap the Windows Vista start button, All...video playlist? Or Download videos from which to keep it first, and then the Save button is not available in HP TouchSmart Video. You can use multiple folders from HP TouchSmart Video. 1 Open HP TouchSmart, and select the Video tile. 2 Select Dates or Folders. 3 Tap the video you want to select videos,...
.... 5 Follow the onscreen instructions to create a YouTube account, or you are done, tap the text field toward the bottom of uploading your hard drive. How do I upload my videos to YouTube? How do I transfer my videos to my computer? Tap the Windows Vista start button, All...video playlist? Or Download videos from which to keep it first, and then the Save button is not available in HP TouchSmart Video. You can use multiple folders from HP TouchSmart Video. 1 Open HP TouchSmart, and select the Video tile. 2 Select Dates or Folders. 3 Tap the video you want to select videos,...
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... Light 4 computer power/sleep 3 DVD control 3 HP TouchSmart 3 C cable management 8 cable router clip 6 calendar using HP TouchSmart Calendar 37 camera position 50 carpal tunnel syndrome 28 CD creating music CD 48 using the CD/DVD drive 18 cleaning touch screen 27 composite video adaptor 19...Power2Go, features 39 PowerDirector, features 40 YouCam, features 39 Index D digital audio connector 6 DVD drive, using 18 DVD Play, features 39 F FireWire (IEEE 1394) 3 H hard disk drive LED 7 Headphones 4 HP TouchSmart adding a shortcut 42 adding a Web site link 42 cleaning touch screen 27 deleting a tile ...
... Light 4 computer power/sleep 3 DVD control 3 HP TouchSmart 3 C cable management 8 cable router clip 6 calendar using HP TouchSmart Calendar 37 camera position 50 carpal tunnel syndrome 28 CD creating music CD 48 using the CD/DVD drive 18 cleaning touch screen 27 composite video adaptor 19...Power2Go, features 39 PowerDirector, features 40 YouCam, features 39 Index D digital audio connector 6 DVD drive, using 18 DVD Play, features 39 F FireWire (IEEE 1394) 3 H hard disk drive LED 7 Headphones 4 HP TouchSmart adding a shortcut 42 adding a Web site link 42 cleaning touch screen 27 deleting a tile ...
Getting Started Guide
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... once changes intensity: low, medium, high, off by pressing the ambient light button (A). B USB 2.0 Connect USB devices (USB 2.0) such as printers, external hard disk drives, digital cameras, and MP3 players. Ambient Light is turned off , low, medium, and so on ambient light by connecting your headphones to the port. C... anyone, by pressing the Ambient Light button. Change the color of the light by model A B C D Connector Function A Ambient light button The HP TouchSmart ambient light casts a colorful glow from the computer base. Tap the color you want. Left side of the...
... once changes intensity: low, medium, high, off by pressing the ambient light button (A). B USB 2.0 Connect USB devices (USB 2.0) such as printers, external hard disk drives, digital cameras, and MP3 players. Ambient Light is turned off , low, medium, and so on ambient light by connecting your headphones to the port. C... anyone, by pressing the Ambient Light button. Change the color of the light by model A B C D Connector Function A Ambient light button The HP TouchSmart ambient light casts a colorful glow from the computer base. Tap the color you want. Left side of the...
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B USB 2.0 (3 ports) Connect USB devices (USB 2.0) such as printers, external hard disk drives, digital cameras, and MP3 players. Back of the HP TouchSmart PC Features and configurations vary by aligning the hooks on the right edge of the cover with the ... The bay door automatically opens inward. Replace the connector cover by model A J B K C D E F L G M H I N Item Function A Pocket Media Drive bay Insert an HP Pocket Media Drive (sold separately) into place. Removing the connector cover To remove the connector cover on the back of the cover, and pull gently.
B USB 2.0 (3 ports) Connect USB devices (USB 2.0) such as printers, external hard disk drives, digital cameras, and MP3 players. Back of the HP TouchSmart PC Features and configurations vary by aligning the hooks on the right edge of the cover with the ... The bay door automatically opens inward. Replace the connector cover by model A J B K C D E F L G M H I N Item Function A Pocket Media Drive bay Insert an HP Pocket Media Drive (sold separately) into place. Removing the connector cover To remove the connector cover on the back of the cover, and pull gently.
Getting Started Guide
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...light-emitting diodes (LEDs) on your HP TouchSmart PC: LED What it does A Event Indicates an event reminder notification has been set from the wireless keyboard and mouse. When the LED is off, no read /write capacity. A remote control is inserted. D Hard disk drive Indicates hard disk drive activity. G Wireless keyboard and mouse receiver...A solid LED indicates that a card is flashing, do not remove your computer is memory card activity, and that your memory card. H Optical disc drive activity Indicates optical disc drive is available in use. 8 Getting Started
...light-emitting diodes (LEDs) on your HP TouchSmart PC: LED What it does A Event Indicates an event reminder notification has been set from the wireless keyboard and mouse. When the LED is off, no read /write capacity. A remote control is inserted. D Hard disk drive Indicates hard disk drive activity. G Wireless keyboard and mouse receiver...A solid LED indicates that a card is flashing, do not remove your computer is memory card activity, and that your memory card. H Optical disc drive activity Indicates optical disc drive is available in use. 8 Getting Started
Upgrade and Service Guide
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... AC distribution system with no direct connection to the earth, according to locate components of the HP TouchSmart PC. WARNING: Avoid touching sharp edges inside the computer. A B C H D G E F A: Pocket media drive bay B: Optical disc drive slot C: Back cover D: Computer stand G: Hard drive/memory cover E: Power adapter connector H: Connector cover F: Wireless keyboard and mouse receiver 2 Upgrading and Servicing...
... AC distribution system with no direct connection to the earth, according to locate components of the HP TouchSmart PC. WARNING: Avoid touching sharp edges inside the computer. A B C H D G E F A: Pocket media drive bay B: Optical disc drive slot C: Back cover D: Computer stand G: Hard drive/memory cover E: Power adapter connector H: Connector cover F: Wireless keyboard and mouse receiver 2 Upgrading and Servicing...