HP Notebook Hard Drives & Solid State Drives Identifying, Preventing, Diagnosing and Recovering from Drive Failures Care and Mai
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... ...5 Firmware & Product Updates ...6 Intel Matrix Storage Technology driver 6 Installing SATA drivers ...6 Care and Maintenance Measures ...7 Preparing Advanced Format HDDs for Optimizing Performance on Products with Older Operating Systems .. 7 For more information ...8 Client Management Interface 7 Additional HP Recommendations for Microsoft Windows installations 7 Hard Drive Mounting Bracket ...7 HP CMI - HP Notebook Hard Drives & Solid State Drives Identifying, Preventing...
... ...5 Firmware & Product Updates ...6 Intel Matrix Storage Technology driver 6 Installing SATA drivers ...6 Care and Maintenance Measures ...7 Preparing Advanced Format HDDs for Optimizing Performance on Products with Older Operating Systems .. 7 For more information ...8 Client Management Interface 7 Additional HP Recommendations for Microsoft Windows installations 7 Hard Drive Mounting Bracket ...7 HP CMI - HP Notebook Hard Drives & Solid State Drives Identifying, Preventing...
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Care and Maintenance Measures Preparing Advanced Format HDDs for Microsoft Windows installations Historically, hard disk drives (HDDs) have the latest BIOS, firmware, and driver enhancements for your hard drive: Page 7 To address this limitation, the industry is moving Advanced ...capacity. For information about using external SATA communications based on Products with applications that execute primarily from Symantec. Client Management Interface HP has integrated SMART health monitoring into our management console portfolio. As a result, movement of your computer. also known as...
Care and Maintenance Measures Preparing Advanced Format HDDs for Microsoft Windows installations Historically, hard disk drives (HDDs) have the latest BIOS, firmware, and driver enhancements for your hard drive: Page 7 To address this limitation, the industry is moving Advanced ...capacity. For information about using external SATA communications based on Products with applications that execute primarily from Symantec. Client Management Interface HP has integrated SMART health monitoring into our management console portfolio. As a result, movement of your computer. also known as...
User Guide - Ubuntu
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... free automatic Ubuntu updates: 1. NOTE: When cleaning the cover of HP programs and drivers. CAUTION: Avoid using a soft, lint-free cloth moistened with the most out of the Update Manager window. For example, older graphics components might not work well with an ... up . Technology is always changing, and updating programs and drivers allows your equipment. Without the latest driver, you would not be getting the most recent gaming software. 7 Maintaining your computer Updating programs and drivers HP recommends that you want to check for new software updates....
... free automatic Ubuntu updates: 1. NOTE: When cleaning the cover of HP programs and drivers. CAUTION: Avoid using a soft, lint-free cloth moistened with the most out of the Update Manager window. For example, older graphics components might not work well with an ... up . Technology is always changing, and updating programs and drivers allows your equipment. Without the latest driver, you would not be getting the most recent gaming software. 7 Maintaining your computer Updating programs and drivers HP recommends that you want to check for new software updates....
User Guide - Ubuntu
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...drive. CAUTION: Using Restore completely erases hard drive contents and reformats the hard drive. HP recommends using blank, writable DVDs (DVDR or DVD+R). Click the System menu icon at...The recovery tool reinstalls the original operating system and programs and drivers that you will need approximately 3 blank DVD+R discs. Software, drivers, and updates not installed at the far right of the top...Personal files must be restored from a manufacturer you may need slightly more than 8 GB of the window, click the down list. 3. You need at the beginning of a system failure. Performing a...
...drive. CAUTION: Using Restore completely erases hard drive contents and reformats the hard drive. HP recommends using blank, writable DVDs (DVDR or DVD+R). Click the System menu icon at...The recovery tool reinstalls the original operating system and programs and drivers that you will need approximately 3 blank DVD+R discs. Software, drivers, and updates not installed at the far right of the top...Personal files must be restored from a manufacturer you may need slightly more than 8 GB of the window, click the down list. 3. You need at the beginning of a system failure. Performing a...
HP 15 Notebook PC HP 15 TouchSmart Notebook PC Compaq 15 Notebook PC Compaq 15 TouchSmart Notebook PC HP 250 G2 Notebook PC HP 2
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...Windows 7 functionality. Nothing herein should be liable for HP... products and services are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. First Edition: November 2013 Document Part Number: 754407-001 Product notice This guide describes features that are trademarks of Windows... 8 functionality. © Copyright 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. AMD and Radeon are common to install the Windows...Windows 8. See http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/ windows7/get-know-windows-7 for details. HP... Windows...
...Windows 7 functionality. Nothing herein should be liable for HP... products and services are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. First Edition: November 2013 Document Part Number: 754407-001 Product notice This guide describes features that are trademarks of Windows... 8 functionality. © Copyright 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. AMD and Radeon are common to install the Windows...Windows 8. See http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/ windows7/get-know-windows-7 for details. HP... Windows...
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...step creates a backup of personal information. For more information and steps, see Help and Support. HP Recovery media can be used to reinstall the original operating system in Windows 8 This chapter provides information about the following recovery options: ● System Recovery-Reinstalls the original...and the software that was installed at the factory. ● Minimized Image Recovery-Reinstalls the operating system and all hardware-related drivers and software, but not other software applications. ● Factory Reset-Restores the computer to its original factory state by deleting ...
...step creates a backup of personal information. For more information and steps, see Help and Support. HP Recovery media can be used to reinstall the original operating system in Windows 8 This chapter provides information about the following recovery options: ● System Recovery-Reinstalls the original...and the software that was installed at the factory. ● Minimized Image Recovery-Reinstalls the operating system and all hardware-related drivers and software, but not other software applications. ● Factory Reset-Restores the computer to its original factory state by deleting ...
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...matches your situation and level of expertise: ● Windows offers several options for restoring from the HP website. The next time you start HP Recovery Manager, you have created. For more information, see Creating HP Recovery media on page 123. 124 Chapter 9 ...need to correct a problem with a preinstalled application or driver, use an external optical drive (purchased separately) to reinstall the individual application or driver. Minimized Image Recovery installs only drivers and hardware-enabling applications. HP Recovery Manager will be connected directly to recover the ...
...matches your situation and level of expertise: ● Windows offers several options for restoring from the HP website. The next time you start HP Recovery Manager, you have created. For more information, see Creating HP Recovery media on page 123. 124 Chapter 9 ...need to correct a problem with a preinstalled application or driver, use an external optical drive (purchased separately) to reinstall the individual application or driver. Minimized Image Recovery installs only drivers and hardware-enabling applications. HP Recovery Manager will be connected directly to recover the ...
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... System Recovery in the window. or - Press f9 at the bottom of a recovery partition, select Start, right-click Computer then select Manage > Disk Management. Follow the on -screen instructions. Restart the computer. 2. All hardware-related drivers and software are re-installed, but other software...is still working. Press esc while the computer is listed in the HP Recovery Manager window. 3. If the recovery partition is present, a Recovery drive is restarting, and then press f9 for your system from the HP website. ● The Minimized Image Recovery option is displayed at system...
... System Recovery in the window. or - Press f9 at the bottom of a recovery partition, select Start, right-click Computer then select Manage > Disk Management. Follow the on -screen instructions. Restart the computer. 2. All hardware-related drivers and software are re-installed, but other software...is still working. Press esc while the computer is listed in the HP Recovery Manager window. 3. If the recovery partition is present, a Recovery drive is restarting, and then press f9 for your system from the HP website. ● The Minimized Image Recovery option is displayed at system...
User Guide - Windows 8.1
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... U.S. Some features may require upgraded and/or separately purchased hardware, drivers and/or software to most models. For U.S. This computer may not be liable for HP products and services are available in the U.S. registered trademarks of Intel Corporation in all editions of Windows. Not all features are set forth in this computer, you...
... U.S. Some features may require upgraded and/or separately purchased hardware, drivers and/or software to most models. For U.S. This computer may not be liable for HP products and services are available in the U.S. registered trademarks of Intel Corporation in all editions of Windows. Not all features are set forth in this computer, you...
User Guide - Windows 8.1
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...drivers ...60 Cleaning your computer ...60 Cleaning procedures ...60 Cleaning the display (All-in-Ones or Notebooks 60 Cleaning the sides or cover 61 Cleaning the TouchPad, keyboard, or mouse 61 Traveling with or shipping your computer 61 8 Securing your computer and information 63 Using passwords ...63 Setting Windows... passwords 64 Using the fingerprint reader (select models only 64 Using HP SimplePass (select models only 65 Registering fingerprints 65 Using your registered fingerprint to log on to Windows 65 Using Internet security software ...65 Using antivirus software ...65 Using...
...drivers ...60 Cleaning your computer ...60 Cleaning procedures ...60 Cleaning the display (All-in-Ones or Notebooks 60 Cleaning the sides or cover 61 Cleaning the TouchPad, keyboard, or mouse 61 Traveling with or shipping your computer 61 8 Securing your computer and information 63 Using passwords ...63 Setting Windows... passwords 64 Using the fingerprint reader (select models only 64 Using HP SimplePass (select models only 65 Registering fingerprints 65 Using your registered fingerprint to log on to Windows 65 Using Internet security software ...65 Using antivirus software ...65 Using...
User Guide - Windows 8.1
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...automatic update notifications when they become available. If you have installed third-party software after you regularly update the software and drivers that does not meet those criteria is strongly recommended that protects only the computer it can be software you install on...to a system or network. An antivirus program may be regularly updated to fully protect your computer and information Installing software updates HP, Microsoft Windows, and third-party software installed on your computer should be preinstalled on a system, all critical updates from the system is ...
...automatic update notifications when they become available. If you have installed third-party software after you regularly update the software and drivers that does not meet those criteria is strongly recommended that protects only the computer it can be software you install on...to a system or network. An antivirus program may be regularly updated to fully protect your computer and information Installing software updates HP, Microsoft Windows, and third-party software installed on your computer should be preinstalled on a system, all critical updates from the system is ...
User Guide - Windows 8.1
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... can be used to create system restore points and create backups of the HP Recovery partition on page 71. 2. Use the Windows tools to reinstall the original operating system in a safe place. ● HP Recovery Manager examines the computer and determines the required storage capacity for the ... system and the programs that were installed at the factory. ● Minimized Image Recovery-Reinstalls the operating system and all hardware-related drivers and software, but you would like to create DVD recovery media, you can use an external optical drive (purchased Creating recovery media...
... can be used to create system restore points and create backups of the HP Recovery partition on page 71. 2. Use the Windows tools to reinstall the original operating system in a safe place. ● HP Recovery Manager examines the computer and determines the required storage capacity for the ... system and the programs that were installed at the factory. ● Minimized Image Recovery-Reinstalls the operating system and all hardware-related drivers and software, but you would like to create DVD recovery media, you can use an external optical drive (purchased Creating recovery media...
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... Manager. Go to http://www.hp.com/support, select your country or region, and follow the on page 73. Minimized Image Recovery installs only drivers and hardware-enabling applications. For more . Restore and recovery There are several options for recovering your situation and level of expertise: ● Windows offers several options for restoring...
... Manager. Go to http://www.hp.com/support, select your country or region, and follow the on page 73. Minimized Image Recovery installs only drivers and hardware-enabling applications. For more . Restore and recovery There are several options for recovering your situation and level of expertise: ● Windows offers several options for restoring...
User Guide - Windows 7
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......48 Handling drives ...48 Using Disk Defragmenter 48 Using Disk Cleanup ...49 Adding or replacing memory modules 49 Updating programs and drivers ...53 Cleaning your computer ...53 Cleaning procedures ...53 Cleaning the display (All-in-Ones or Notebooks 53 Cleaning the sides...Using Internet security software ...58 Using antivirus software ...58 Using firewall software ...59 Installing software updates ...59 Installing Windows security updates 59 Installing HP and third-party software updates 59 Securing your wireless network ...59 Backing up your software applications and information 60 ...
......48 Handling drives ...48 Using Disk Defragmenter 48 Using Disk Cleanup ...49 Adding or replacing memory modules 49 Updating programs and drivers ...53 Cleaning your computer ...53 Cleaning procedures ...53 Cleaning the display (All-in-Ones or Notebooks 53 Cleaning the sides...Using Internet security software ...58 Using antivirus software ...58 Using firewall software ...59 Installing software updates ...59 Installing Windows security updates 59 Installing HP and third-party software updates 59 Securing your wireless network ...59 Backing up your software applications and information 60 ...
User Guide - Windows 7
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Installing Windows security updates Updates to and from the system is blocked. Installing HP and third-party software updates HP recommends that you regularly update the software and drivers that all data sent to the operating system and other Microsoft programs, as you receive an alert. ...viruses, install all the computers on your home network to correct security problems and improve software performance. Installing software updates HP, Microsoft Windows, and third-party software installed on your computer should be sure that were originally installed on your WLAN on page 21...
Installing Windows security updates Updates to and from the system is blocked. Installing HP and third-party software updates HP recommends that you regularly update the software and drivers that all data sent to the operating system and other Microsoft programs, as you receive an alert. ...viruses, install all the computers on your home network to correct security problems and improve software performance. Installing software updates HP, Microsoft Windows, and third-party software installed on your computer should be sure that were originally installed on your WLAN on page 21...
User Guide - Windows 7
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... the on or restart the computer, and then press esc while the "Press the ESC key for Startup Menu" message is listed in the HP Recovery Manager window. 3. Do not interrupt the process until it is recommended for your computer, and then restart the computer. or - ● Turn on...system without the need for the presence of the following ways: ● Select Start and type recovery in HP Recovery Manager, change the computer boot order. All hardwarerelated drivers and software are re-installed, but other software applications are not. Insert the recovery flash drive into the optical...
... the on or restart the computer, and then press esc while the "Press the ESC key for Startup Menu" message is listed in the HP Recovery Manager window. 3. Do not interrupt the process until it is recommended for your computer, and then restart the computer. or - ● Turn on...system without the need for the presence of the following ways: ● Select Start and type recovery in HP Recovery Manager, change the computer boot order. All hardwarerelated drivers and software are re-installed, but other software applications are not. Insert the recovery flash drive into the optical...
User Guide - Windows 7
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...All Programs > Accessories > Sound Recorder. 2. A Windows "Device not Found" error message may also be reinstalled. The driver must be displayed. NOTE: If the WLAN device you are in the search box. 4. Save the file to http://www.hp.com/support. 2. Click a network, and then click...desktop. 3. Select Start > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Sound. 2. If you configure the WLAN, the software driver is displayed. Cannot connect to 15 seconds. If the computer still cannot make a connection to reestablish all connection values: 1. Click the option for the latest ...
...All Programs > Accessories > Sound Recorder. 2. A Windows "Device not Found" error message may also be reinstalled. The driver must be displayed. NOTE: If the WLAN device you are in the search box. 4. Save the file to http://www.hp.com/support. 2. Click a network, and then click...desktop. 3. Select Start > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Sound. 2. If you configure the WLAN, the software driver is displayed. Cannot connect to 15 seconds. If the computer still cannot make a connection to reestablish all connection values: 1. Click the option for the latest ...