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HP Notebook Hard Drives & Solid State Drives Identifying, Preventing, Diagnosing and Recovering from Drive Failures Care and Mai - Page 6
... Updates to the Intel Matrix Storage Manager driver are configured with Serial ATA hard disk drives.
Intel Matrix Storage Technology driver
HP offers the Intel Matrix Storage Manager driver for notebook PC models that are released to address known issues. To download the latest version of the Intel Matrix Storage Technology driver: http://www8.hp.com/us/en/support-drivers.html
Installing SATA...
Notebook PC User Guide - Windows 7 - Page 9
... Using passwords ...86 Setting passwords in Windows 87 Setting passwords in Setup Utility 87 Administrator password 88 Managing an administrator password 88 Entering an administrator password 88 Power-on password 88 Managing a power-on password 89 Entering a power-on password 89 Using antivirus software ...89 Using firewall software ...90 Installing critical updates ...91
10 Setup Utility...
Notebook PC User Guide - Windows 7 - Page 29
... information on one computer with select computer models only. Bluetooth and Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)
HP does not recommend setting up a personal area network (PAN) of possible solutions to your network connection problem, be sure that device drivers are connected using Bluetooth, and Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) is not installed correctly or has been disabled. ●...
Notebook PC User Guide - Windows 7 - Page 30
... the on-screen instructions. Click the arrow next to Network adapters to http://www.hp.com/support. 2. Select your computer from the Network adapters list. Press enter, and then follow these steps: 1. A Windows "Device not Found" error message may include
the term wireless, wireless LAN, WLAN, Wi-Fi, or 802.11.
Click Troubleshoot problems and select...
Notebook PC User Guide - Windows 7 - Page 67
... for and install updates for updates. 2.
Click the option for updates. 3. Obtaining the latest HP device drivers
1. Click your hard drive. To use Windows Update: 1. When the list of the device. Follow the on your specific product from the models listed. 4.
Click Start > All Programs > Windows Update. NOTE: If you have not previously set to install the updated driver without...
Notebook PC User Guide - Windows 7 - Page 96
... information.
Several types of risks. Computer risk
Security feature
Unauthorized use the following features: ● Passwords ● Firewall software ● Antivirus support (Norton Internet Security) ● Critical security updates
NOTE: Security solutions are set .
9 Security
Protecting the computer
Standard security features provided by the Windows operating system and the...
Notebook PC User Guide - Windows 7 - Page 101
... computer, observe these guidelines: ● Run Windows Update as soon as you set up your computer.
To be sure that all critical updates from security breaches and computer viruses, install all available updates are released, from the Microsoft
Web site and through the updates link in Help and Support. Updates to Windows and other Microsoft programs, as once...
Notebook PC User Guide - Windows 7 - Page 104
..., the computer restarts in this chapter may not be supported by your changes from the current session: If the Setup Utility menus are not changed when you restore the factory default settings. Setup Utility menus
The menu tables in Windows. Security menu
Select Administrator password Power-On Password
To do this Enter, change, or delete an...
Notebook PC User Guide - Windows 7 - Page 106
... BIOS
update by opening Setup Utility.
96 Chapter 11 Software updates Install the updates. Determining the BIOS version
To determine whether available BIOS updates contain later BIOS versions than those currently installed on the HP Web site are explained in compressed files called SoftPaqs. Most software and BIOS updates on the computer, you need to Help and Support for more...
Notebook PC User Guide - Windows 7 - Page 108
...Complete the installation by following the instructions on your hard drive. Click your specific product from your hard drive. Click Install now to http://www.hp.com/support, and select your computer after the BIOS has successfully updated. When prompted, click Save and then select a storage location on the screen. Updating programs and drivers
To download and install software other...
Notebook PC User Guide - Windows 7 - Page 116
...password 88 esc key, identifying 5 exiting Setup Utility 94 external audio devices,
connecting 35 external drive 73 external monitor port,
identifying 8, 36
F f11 104 fan always on 95 firewall 17 fn key, identifying 5, 27
full system recovery 99
G graphics modes, switching 61
H hard drive
installing 76 removing 74 replacing...12 LAN Power Saving 95 language support 95 latch, battery release 9 lights...
Compaq Presario CQ42 Notebook PC and HP G42 Notebook PC - Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 107
...: Your password, security, and language settings are not changed when you restore the factory default settings. or - While the "Press the ESC key for Startup Menu" message is not already running , begin at step 2.
1. To save your change and exit Setup Utility, use the arrow keys to restore Setup Utility default settings.
Restoring default settings in Setup Utility...
Compaq Presario CQ42 Notebook PC and HP G42 Notebook PC - Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 119
... differ slightly. Contact technical support for details.
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Hard drive specifications 109 Hard drive specifications
750 GB*
500-GB*
320-GB*
250-GB*
160-GB*
...security ATA security ATA security ATA security
Seek times (typical read, including setting)
Single track
3.0 ms
1.0 ms
1.5 ms
2.0 ms
1.5 ms
Average
13.0 ms
14.0 ms
12.0 ms
12.0 ms
11.0 ms
Maximum
24.0 ms
22...
Compaq Presario CQ42 Notebook PC and HP G42 Notebook PC - Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 146
... spare part numbers 32, 36, 56 DVD±RW SuperMulti DoubleLayer Drive with LightScribe specifications 110
E electrostatic discharge 47 esc key, identifying 17 Ethernet, product description 8 exiting Setup Utility 98... applications 17 Windows logo 17
L LAN Power Saving 99 language support 99 latch, battery release 21 legacy support, USB 100, 104 light
power 15 lights
caps lock 15 Digital...
Compaq Presario CQ42 Notebook PC and HP G42 Notebook PC - Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 147
... identifying 19 precautions 46 product description 7 removal 56 spare part numbers 31, 36, 56 specifications 110, 111 optical drive light, identifying 19
P packing guidelines 48 passwords 98, 103 performing a recovery 117 plastic parts 45
Plastics kit contents 35 spare part number 35
plastics kit spare part number 28
pointing device, product description 10
ports external monitor...
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