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Cleaning your computer

Cleaning your computer regularly removes dirt and debris so that your device continues to operate at its best.

Use the following information to safely clean the external surfaces of your computer.

Enabling HP Easy Clean (select products only)

HP Easy Clean helps you to avoid accidental input while you clean the computer surfaces. This software

disables devices such as the keyboard, touch screen, and touchpad for a preset amount of time so that you

can clean all computer surfaces.

1. Start HP Easy Clean in one of the following ways:

● Select the Start menu, and then select HP Easy Clean.

– or –

● Select the HP Easy Clean icon in the taskbar.

– or –

● Select Start, and then select the HP Easy Clean tile.

2. Now that your device is disabled for a short period, see Removing dirt and debris from your computer on

page 35 for the recommended steps to clean the high-touch, external surfaces on your computer. After

you remove the dirt and debris, you can also clean the surfaces with a disinfectant. See Cleaning your

computer with a disinfectant on page 36 for guidelines to help prevent the spread of harmful bacteria

and viruses.

Removing dirt and debris from your computer

Here are the recommended steps to clean dirt and debris from your computer.

For computers with wood veneer, see Caring for wood veneer (select products only) on page 37.

1. Wear disposable gloves made of latex (or nitrile gloves, if you are latex-sensitive) when cleaning the

surfaces.

2. Turn o your device and unplug the power cord and other connected external devices. Remove any

installed batteries from items such as wireless keyboards.

CAUTION: To prevent electric shock or damage to components, never clean a product while it is turned

on or plugged in.

3. Moisten a microber cloth with water. The cloth should be moist, but not dripping wet.

IMPORTANT: To avoid damaging the surface, avoid abrasive cloths, towels, and paper towels.

Cleaning your computer

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HP Elite x2 G8 Specifications

General

Form factor	Convertible (Detachable)
Product type	Hybrid (2-in-1)
Product color	Silver
Country of origin	China
Market positioning	Premium
Original brand name	HP
HD type	3K2K
Color gamut	72 %
Display surface	Gloss
RGB color space	NTSC
Display diagonal	13 \
Anti-glare screen	Always gives an optimal view, even in direct sunlight.
Display brightness	450 cd/m²
Display resolution	3000 x 2000 pixels
Display diagonal (metric)	33 cm
Numeric keypad	No
Pointing device	Clickpad
Internal memory	16 GB
Memory clock speed	4266 MHz
Memory form factor	On-board
Internal memory type	LPDDR4x-SDRAM
HP segment	Business
HP speaker type	HP Dual Speakers
SSD capacity	The Solid State Drive's storage capacity in Gigabytes.
SSD interface	NVMe, PCI Express
Storage media	SSD
SSD memory type	TLC
Total storage capacity	512 GB
Number of SSDs installed	1
Repairability index	8.4
Battery weight	190 g
Battery capacity	47 Wh
Number of battery cells	2
Discrete graphics card model	Not available
On-board graphics card model	Intel Iris Xe Graphics
Front camera HD type	Full HD
Antenna type	2x2
Wi-Fi standards	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth version	5.0
WLAN controller model	Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
WLAN controller manufacturer	Intel
Charging port type	USB Type-C
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity	0
Processor cache	8 MB
Processor cores	4
Processor family	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor threads	8
Configurable TDP-up	28 W
Processor frequency	- GHz
Processor cache type	L3
Configurable TDP-down	12 W
Processor boost frequency	4.4 GHz
Configurable TDP-up frequency	2.6 GHz
Configurable TDP-down frequency	1.1 GHz
AC adapter power	65 W
Operating system installed	Windows 11 Pro
Package depth	483 mm
Package width	69 mm
Package height	305 mm