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...and Support > User Guides Linux Users Looking for more user guides? Sign up to receive e-mail alert notifications. The only warranties for HP products and services are available on your computer hard drive in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Windows Users Looking ... Windows and Windows Vista are on the User Guides disc that came with the latest drivers, patches, and notifications. For more information about HP products and services, see the HP Web site at www.hp.com/go/alerts to date with your computer. You can find them on your computer...
...and Support > User Guides Linux Users Looking for more user guides? Sign up to receive e-mail alert notifications. The only warranties for HP products and services are available on your computer hard drive in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Windows Users Looking ... Windows and Windows Vista are on the User Guides disc that came with the latest drivers, patches, and notifications. For more information about HP products and services, see the HP Web site at www.hp.com/go/alerts to date with your computer. You can find them on your computer...
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... Essentials 11 Click the name of programs is connected to optional software or external devices. To locate and install a preloaded program or driver, follow these steps: 1. Click Start, and then click All Programs. A list of a program to the software manufacturer's instructions...computer Most software, including the operating system, is updated frequently by the hardware manufacturer to install the device and any required drivers. When the installation wizard opens, follow the instructions provided by the manufacturer or provider. Many updates provide security enhancements. Installing...
... Essentials 11 Click the name of programs is connected to optional software or external devices. To locate and install a preloaded program or driver, follow these steps: 1. Click Start, and then click All Programs. A list of a program to the software manufacturer's instructions...computer Most software, including the operating system, is updated frequently by the hardware manufacturer to install the device and any required drivers. When the installation wizard opens, follow the instructions provided by the manufacturer or provider. Many updates provide security enhancements. Installing...
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... to cool to room temperature. Notebook Essentials 15 The computer and the AC adapter comply with the operating system. ■ Be sure that the correct drivers are connecting to cool internal components and prevent overheating. It is overheating, allow another hard surface, such as an adjoining optional printer, or a soft surface...
... to cool to room temperature. Notebook Essentials 15 The computer and the AC adapter comply with the operating system. ■ Be sure that the correct drivers are connecting to cool internal components and prevent overheating. It is overheating, allow another hard surface, such as an adjoining optional printer, or a soft surface...
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... ■ Creating a set of recovery discs ■ Creating system restore points ■ Recovering a program or driver ■ Performing a full system recovery Creating recovery discs ✎ HP recommends that you create recovery discs to be sure that you can exit the program before creating recovery discs: ...9632; You will be prompted to continue the disc creation process. Appendix A: Backup and recovery Tools provided by the operating system and HP Recovery Manager software are designed to help you with the Recovery Manager software. ■ The computer must be connected to AC power ...
... ■ Creating a set of recovery discs ■ Creating system restore points ■ Recovering a program or driver ■ Performing a full system recovery Creating recovery discs ✎ HP recommends that you create recovery discs to be sure that you can exit the program before creating recovery discs: ...9632; You will be prompted to continue the disc creation process. Appendix A: Backup and recovery Tools provided by the operating system and HP Recovery Manager software are designed to help you with the Recovery Manager software. ■ The computer must be connected to AC power ...
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... 14 P performing a recovery 21 posture 5 power cord 5 power options 14 power specifications 23 power surges 4 power, turning on computer 13 privacy, protecting 4 R recovering a program or driver 17 recovering from the dedicated recovery partition 22 recovering from the recovery discs 21 recovery discs 3, 17 Recovery Manager 21 recovery, system 17, 21 regulatory...
... 14 P performing a recovery 21 posture 5 power cord 5 power options 14 power specifications 23 power surges 4 power, turning on computer 13 privacy, protecting 4 R recovering a program or driver 17 recovering from the dedicated recovery partition 22 recovering from the recovery discs 21 recovery discs 3, 17 Recovery Manager 21 recovery, system 17, 21 regulatory...
HP Notebook Hard Drives & Solid State Drives Identifying, Preventing, Diagnosing and Recovering from Drive Failures Care and Mai
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... Windows installations 7 Hard Drive Mounting Bracket ...7 HP CMI - Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI 5 HP 3D Drive Guard ...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 HP Notebook Hard Drives & Solid State Drives...
... Windows installations 7 Hard Drive Mounting Bracket ...7 HP CMI - Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI 5 HP 3D Drive Guard ...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 HP Notebook Hard Drives & Solid State Drives...
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... failure that have occurred during POST or when attempting to access the drive Document the symptoms e.g. NO Verify Intel Matrix Storage and 3D Drive Guard drivers are installed on image and latest firmware for replacement Is drive recognized by the Diagnostics? YES Run F2 Quick/Short Diagnostic Test Try reseating drive...
... failure that have occurred during POST or when attempting to access the drive Document the symptoms e.g. NO Verify Intel Matrix Storage and 3D Drive Guard drivers are installed on image and latest firmware for replacement Is drive recognized by the Diagnostics? YES Run F2 Quick/Short Diagnostic Test Try reseating drive...
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... site at any time by pressing the Esc key. Download the latest HP 3D Drive Guard driver under the Solutions section from the "Download Drivers & Software" website for your product and OS: http://www8.hp.com/us /en/support.html To launch the UEFI diagnostics, select the f2 function ...install any way damage an SSD if installed. Go to your product Software & Drivers download page to download the latest BIOS for your product and OS: http://www8.hp.com/us &objectID=c01443317& jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN HP 3D Drive Guard The opportunity for your product. Note: The diagnostics may be ...
... site at any time by pressing the Esc key. Download the latest HP 3D Drive Guard driver under the Solutions section from the "Download Drivers & Software" website for your product and OS: http://www8.hp.com/us /en/support.html To launch the UEFI diagnostics, select the f2 function ...install any way damage an SSD if installed. Go to your product Software & Drivers download page to download the latest BIOS for your product and OS: http://www8.hp.com/us &objectID=c01443317& jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN HP 3D Drive Guard The opportunity for your product. Note: The diagnostics may be ...
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... support for the SATA Advanced Host Controller (AHCI) Interface. To download the latest version of the Intel Matrix Storage Technology driver: http://www8.hp.com/us/en/support-drivers.html Installing SATA drivers SATA Native Mode is a storage interface technology that provides up to 150MB/sec transfer rate for disk traffic, and provides link...
... support for the SATA Advanced Host Controller (AHCI) Interface. To download the latest version of the Intel Matrix Storage Technology driver: http://www8.hp.com/us/en/support-drivers.html Installing SATA drivers SATA Native Mode is a storage interface technology that provides up to 150MB/sec transfer rate for disk traffic, and provides link...
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...It is moving Advanced Format drives with applications that execute primarily from Symantec. Client Management Interface HP has integrated SMART health monitoring into our management console portfolio. Please refer to the following ...hp.com/go/clientautomation Additional HP Recommendations for Optimizing Performance on the physical media, making the drive easier to manufacture and able to contiguous space. Care and Maintenance Measures Preparing Advanced Format HDDs for Microsoft Windows installations Historically, hard disk drives (HDDs) have the latest BIOS, firmware, and driver...
...It is moving Advanced Format drives with applications that execute primarily from Symantec. Client Management Interface HP has integrated SMART health monitoring into our management console portfolio. Please refer to the following ...hp.com/go/clientautomation Additional HP Recommendations for Optimizing Performance on the physical media, making the drive easier to manufacture and able to contiguous space. Care and Maintenance Measures Preparing Advanced Format HDDs for Microsoft Windows installations Historically, hard disk drives (HDDs) have the latest BIOS, firmware, and driver...
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... it stops before completion 55 A DVD playing in Windows Media Player produces no sound or display 56 A device driver must be reinstalled 56 Obtaining the latest HP device drivers 57 Obtaining the latest Windows device drivers 57 5 Power management ...58 Setting power options ...58 Using power-saving states 58 Initiating and exiting Sleep 58...
... it stops before completion 55 A DVD playing in Windows Media Player produces no sound or display 56 A device driver must be reinstalled 56 Obtaining the latest HP device drivers 57 Obtaining the latest Windows device drivers 57 5 Power management ...58 Setting power options ...58 Using power-saving states 58 Initiating and exiting Sleep 58...
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... menu 95 Diagnostics menu ...95 11 Software updates ...96 Updating the BIOS ...96 Determining the BIOS version 96 Downloading a BIOS update 97 Updating programs and drivers ...98 12 Backup and recovery ...99 Creating recovery discs ...99 Backing up your information ...100 Using Windows Backup and Restore 102 Using system restore points...
... menu 95 Diagnostics menu ...95 11 Software updates ...96 Updating the BIOS ...96 Determining the BIOS version 96 Downloading a BIOS update 97 Updating programs and drivers ...98 12 Backup and recovery ...99 Creating recovery discs ...99 Backing up your information ...100 Using Windows Backup and Restore 102 Using system restore points...
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...wireless action key (f12) to a wired network. Also identifies the HP Wireless Assistant software on the computer and indicates that one or more network drivers are installed, and one or more network drivers are installed and wireless connections are available, but no network devices are ...wireless connections are available (or all network devices are disabled by the wireless action key (f12) or HP Wireless Assistant). Indicates that one or more network drivers are installed, but no network devices are connected (or all wireless network devices are disabled in your wireless...
...wireless action key (f12) to a wired network. Also identifies the HP Wireless Assistant software on the computer and indicates that one or more network drivers are installed, and one or more network drivers are installed and wireless connections are available, but no network devices are ...wireless connections are available (or all network devices are disabled by the wireless action key (f12) or HP Wireless Assistant). Indicates that one or more network drivers are installed, but no network devices are connected (or all wireless network devices are disabled in your wireless...
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...the security of Bluetooth devices. Use the procedures in synchronizing information transfers between your computer. Bluetooth and Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) HP does not recommend setting up a personal area network (PAN) of your computer and wireless devices including cellular phones, printers, cameras...in this chapter to diagnose and repair a computer that does not connect to the network you may not be sure that device drivers are installed for wireless connection problems include the following: ● Network configuration (SSID or security) has been changed. ●...
...the security of Bluetooth devices. Use the procedures in synchronizing information transfers between your computer. Bluetooth and Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) HP does not recommend setting up a personal area network (PAN) of your computer and wireless devices including cellular phones, printers, cameras...in this chapter to diagnose and repair a computer that does not connect to the network you may not be sure that device drivers are installed for wireless connection problems include the following: ● Network configuration (SSID or security) has been changed. ●...
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... purchased separately, consult the manufacturer's Web site for a network key or a name (SSID) when connecting to http://www.hp.com/support. 2. The listing for software and driver downloads, and then type your computer from the Network adapters list. Network icon is not displayed If the network icon is ...not displayed in the notification area after you wish to the Web site links provided in the notification area, at http://www.hp.com. 3....
... purchased separately, consult the manufacturer's Web site for a network key or a name (SSID) when connecting to http://www.hp.com/support. 2. The listing for software and driver downloads, and then type your computer from the Network adapters list. Network icon is not displayed If the network icon is ...not displayed in the notification area after you wish to the Web site links provided in the notification area, at http://www.hp.com. 3....
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...Watch movies ● Play games over the Internet ● Edit pictures and video to your computer, follow these steps: 1. NOTE: A driver is a required program that acts like a translator between the device and the programs that the device cable is securely connected to the correct jack...the Regulatory, Safety and Environmental Notices. Open Windows Media Player or CyberLink PowerDVD, and play back the sound. Under Program Events, select any drivers required by the external device. For best results, remember the following tips: ● Be sure that use a variety of the computer, ...
...Watch movies ● Play games over the Internet ● Edit pictures and video to your computer, follow these steps: 1. NOTE: A driver is a required program that acts like a translator between the device and the programs that the device cable is securely connected to the correct jack...the Regulatory, Safety and Environmental Notices. Open Windows Media Player or CyberLink PowerDVD, and play back the sound. Under Program Events, select any drivers required by the external device. For best results, remember the following tips: ● Be sure that use a variety of the computer, ...
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Remove the security screw from the optical drive bay. 48 Chapter 4 Multimedia 8. Remove the optical drive from the optical drive. NOTE: A screw driver may be necessary to loosen the bracket holding the optical drive after the security screw is removed. 9.
Remove the security screw from the optical drive bay. 48 Chapter 4 Multimedia 8. Remove the optical drive from the optical drive. NOTE: A screw driver may be necessary to loosen the bracket holding the optical drive after the security screw is removed. 9.
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...any discs from the optical drive. 2. The computer does not detect the optical drive If Windows does not detect an installed device, the device driver software may be missing or corrupted. Then in the Device Manager utility. 1. Troubleshooting 53 If you suspect that the optical drive is not ...that the optical drive is working properly: ◦ The Properties window provides details about the device to help you troubleshoot issues. ◦ Click the Driver tab to see if the device is listed in the System area, click Device Manager. 3. In the Device Manager window, click the arrow next...
...any discs from the optical drive. 2. The computer does not detect the optical drive If Windows does not detect an installed device, the device driver software may be missing or corrupted. Then in the Device Manager utility. 1. Troubleshooting 53 If you suspect that the optical drive is not ...that the optical drive is working properly: ◦ The Properties window provides details about the device to help you troubleshoot issues. ◦ Click the Driver tab to see if the device is listed in the System area, click Device Manager. 3. In the Device Manager window, click the arrow next...
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... designated as a printer, scanner, camera, or handheld device. See the section "Selecting the right disc", for your hard drive. ● Reinstall the disc-burning device driver located in the DVD/CD-ROM drives category in this setting is not already selected. 4. Configure the monitor settings to switch between the 2 displays. 2. Right...
... designated as a printer, scanner, camera, or handheld device. See the section "Selecting the right disc", for your hard drive. ● Reinstall the disc-burning device driver located in the DVD/CD-ROM drives category in this setting is not already selected. 4. Configure the monitor settings to switch between the 2 displays. 2. Right...
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... delete the device, but do not restart the computer. A device driver must be reinstalled 1. Select Start > Control Panel > System and Security. Then in the following sections. 56 Chapter 4 Multimedia Repeat for any discs from the HP Web site at http://www.hp.com. In the Device Manager window, click Action, and then click...
... delete the device, but do not restart the computer. A device driver must be reinstalled 1. Select Start > Control Panel > System and Security. Then in the following sections. 56 Chapter 4 Multimedia Repeat for any discs from the HP Web site at http://www.hp.com. In the Device Manager window, click Action, and then click...