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Component Description
(1) Drive light ● Blinking white: The hard drive is being accessed.
● Amber: HP 3D DriveGuard has temporarily parked the hard
drive.
NOTE: For information about HP 3D DriveGuard, see Using HP
3D DriveGuard (select products only) on page 38.
(2) Volume button Controls speaker volume on the computer.
(3) Fingerprint reader (select products only) Allows a ngerprint logon to Windows, instead of a password
logon.
▲ To use the ngerprint reader, place your nger on the
ngerprint reader for a few seconds until it reads your
ngerprint. See Using Windows Hello (select products only)
on page 43 for details.
NOTE: Select products also support online payments through
the ngerprint reader.
(4) USB Type-C port with HP Sleep and Charge Connects a USB device that has a Type-C connector, provides
data transfer, and even when the computer is o, charges most
products such as a cell phone, camera, activity tracker, or
smartwatch.
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Connects a display device that has a USB Type-C connector,
providing DisplayPort output.
NOTE: Cables and/or adapters (purchased separately) may be
required.
(5) USB SuperSpeed port with HP Sleep and Charge Connects a USB device, provides high-speed data transfer, and
even when the computer is o, charges most products such as a
cell phone, camera, activity tracker, or smartwatch.
(6) HDMI port Connects an optional video or audio device, such as a high-
denition television, any compatible digital or audio component,
or a high-speed High-Denition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)
device.
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