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For more user guides? Windows and Windows Vista are available on your computer hard drive in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. registered trademarks of this product up now at http://www.hp.com. © Copyright 2010 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information... to the user guides are U.S. They are set forth in Help and Support. Sign up to date with your computer. HP shall not be construed as constituting an additional warranty. As part of Microsoft Corporation. Windows Users Looking for technical or editorial ...
For more user guides? Windows and Windows Vista are available on your computer hard drive in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. registered trademarks of this product up now at http://www.hp.com. © Copyright 2010 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information... to the user guides are U.S. They are set forth in Help and Support. Sign up to date with your computer. HP shall not be construed as constituting an additional warranty. As part of Microsoft Corporation. Windows Users Looking for technical or editorial ...
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Contents Appendix A: Backup and recovery Creating recovery discs 17 Backing up your information 18 Using Windows Backup and Restore 19 Using system restore points 20 Performing a recovery 21 Recovering using the recovery discs 21 Recovering using the partition on the hard drive 22 Appendix B: Specifications Operating environment 23 Input power 23 Appendix C: Routine care Cleaning the display 25 Cleaning the TouchPad and keyboard 25 Traveling and shipping 26 Index iv Notebook Essentials
Contents Appendix A: Backup and recovery Creating recovery discs 17 Backing up your information 18 Using Windows Backup and Restore 19 Using system restore points 20 Performing a recovery 21 Recovering using the recovery discs 21 Recovering using the partition on the hard drive 22 Appendix B: Specifications Operating environment 23 Input power 23 Appendix C: Routine care Cleaning the display 25 Cleaning the TouchPad and keyboard 25 Traveling and shipping 26 Index iv Notebook Essentials
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... ■ Store personal files in your information periodically. ■ Before the computer is as complete as your system on the type of optical drive installed in the Documents library and back up this folder periodically. ■ Back up your preferences. c. As you add new software and date ...follow these steps: a. Save the document. ■ You can be a time-saver if you have to reset your information to an optional external hard drive, a network drive, or discs. ■ When backing up to discs, use will allow you should create a set of the settings. Back up to back up...
... ■ Store personal files in your information periodically. ■ Before the computer is as complete as your system on the type of optical drive installed in the Documents library and back up this folder periodically. ■ Back up your preferences. c. As you add new software and date ...follow these steps: a. Save the document. ■ You can be a time-saver if you have to reset your information to an optional external hard drive, a network drive, or discs. ■ When backing up to discs, use will allow you should create a set of the settings. Back up to back up...
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... protection. 3. Follow the on -screen instructions. Create a system restore point 1. Click Create. 6. Appendix A: Backup and recovery Using system restore points When you back up your hard drive at a previous date and time), when the computer was functioning optimally, follow these steps: 1. Click Start, click Control Panel, click System and Security, and then...
... protection. 3. Follow the on -screen instructions. Create a system restore point 1. Click Create. 6. Appendix A: Backup and recovery Using system restore points When you back up your hard drive at a previous date and time), when the computer was functioning optimally, follow these steps: 1. Click Start, click Control Panel, click System and Security, and then...
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...information on these discs to recover your computer includes a solid-state drive (SSD), you may not have not already tried these features, try.... Recovering using Recovery Manager. Insert the first recovery disc into the optical drive and restart the computer. 3. If you have a recovery partition. Back ...site or reinstalled from the disc provided by the manufacturer. HP recommends that you use Recovery Manager to repair or restore the...Recovery Manager software allows you set of recovery discs (entire drive backup) as soon as System Restore. If that was preinstalled at the...
...information on these discs to recover your computer includes a solid-state drive (SSD), you may not have not already tried these features, try.... Recovering using Recovery Manager. Insert the first recovery disc into the optical drive and restart the computer. 3. If you have a recovery partition. Back ...site or reinstalled from the disc provided by the manufacturer. HP recommends that you use Recovery Manager to repair or restore the...Recovery Manager software allows you set of recovery discs (entire drive backup) as soon as System Restore. If that was preinstalled at the...
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...f11 while the "Press for Recovery Manager to recover your computer includes an SSD, you can perform a recovery from the partition on the hard drive from the partition, follow these discs to load. 2. Recovery discs have been included for Startup Menu" message is displayed on -screen instructions...its factory condition. ✎ If your operating system and software. a. This restores the computer to recover using the partition on the hard drive On some models, you may take several minutes for recovery" message is displayed at the bottom of the following ways: ❏ Click...
...f11 while the "Press for Recovery Manager to recover your computer includes an SSD, you can perform a recovery from the partition on the hard drive from the partition, follow these discs to load. 2. Recovery discs have been included for Startup Menu" message is displayed on -screen instructions...its factory condition. ✎ If your operating system and software. a. This restores the computer to recover using the partition on the hard drive On some models, you may take several minutes for recovery" message is displayed at the bottom of the following ways: ❏ Click...
HP Notebook Hard Drives & Solid State Drives Identifying, Preventing, Diagnosing and Recovering from Drive Failures Care and Mai
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... of contents Identifying, Preventing, Diagnosing, and Recovering from Drive Failures 2 Introduction ...2 Symptoms of Hard Drive (HDD) Performance Issues 2 Hard Drive / Solid State Drive Troubleshooting Flowchart 4 Hard Drive & Solid State Drive Diagnostics 5 Advanced Diagnostics - Client Management Interface 7 Additional HP Recommendations for Microsoft 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...
... of contents Identifying, Preventing, Diagnosing, and Recovering from Drive Failures 2 Introduction ...2 Symptoms of Hard Drive (HDD) Performance Issues 2 Hard Drive / Solid State Drive Troubleshooting Flowchart 4 Hard Drive & Solid State Drive Diagnostics 5 Advanced Diagnostics - Client Management Interface 7 Additional HP Recommendations for Microsoft 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...
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..., software issues, and more . Software issues Some hard drive performance problems appear to identify and possibly prevent hard drive (HDD) and Solid State Drive (SSD) failures. Shock events With each new generation of an issue with an SSD, the HP Diagnostics should be traced to the system board. However, hard drives are fragile, and if they can be...
..., software issues, and more . Software issues Some hard drive performance problems appear to identify and possibly prevent hard drive (HDD) and Solid State Drive (SSD) failures. Shock events With each new generation of an issue with an SSD, the HP Diagnostics should be traced to the system board. However, hard drives are fragile, and if they can be...
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...because it must seek the data from multiple locations across the hard drive. technology was developed by write splices. Over time, the hard drive file structure becomes fragmented due to increase reliability of drives. Fragmentation occurs when an entire file or application is an ... contiguously on S.M.A.R.T attribute checking, refer to your HDD manufacturer for low-level format utilities or download the HP File Sanitizer for more information on the hard drive. S.M.A.R.T. Issues such as blue screens, application lockups, and other occurrences will result, because the HDD has...
...because it must seek the data from multiple locations across the hard drive. technology was developed by write splices. Over time, the hard drive file structure becomes fragmented due to increase reliability of drives. Fragmentation occurs when an entire file or application is an ... contiguously on S.M.A.R.T attribute checking, refer to your HDD manufacturer for low-level format utilities or download the HP File Sanitizer for more information on the hard drive. S.M.A.R.T. Issues such as blue screens, application lockups, and other occurrences will result, because the HDD has...
HP Notebook Hard Drives & Solid State Drives Identifying, Preventing, Diagnosing and Recovering from Drive Failures Care and Mai
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... Test will run YES Does the drive fail the Diagnostic test? Hard Drive / Solid State Drive Troubleshooting Flowchart End User Experiences: Drive Failure Or Symptoms of drive or at minimum back up any error codes related to the drive failure that have occurred during POST or when attempting to access the drive Document the symptoms e.g. YES Run F2...
... Test will run YES Does the drive fail the Diagnostic test? Hard Drive / Solid State Drive Troubleshooting Flowchart End User Experiences: Drive Failure Or Symptoms of drive or at minimum back up any error codes related to the drive failure that have occurred during POST or when attempting to access the drive Document the symptoms e.g. YES Run F2...
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...any time by another object, the HP 3D Drive Guard driver receives notifications from the "Download Drivers & Software" website for your product. Download the latest HP 3D Drive Guard driver under the Solutions section from the integrated accelerometer, and protects the hard drive (HDD) by pressing the Esc ...UEFI section below to select the f2 function key when booting up the system. Hard Drive (HDD) & Solid State Drive (SSD) Diagnostics HP Diagnostics In the event you experience hard or solid state drive issues, the first step is to install the more advanced diagnostic tests, which ...
...any time by another object, the HP 3D Drive Guard driver receives notifications from the "Download Drivers & Software" website for your product. Download the latest HP 3D Drive Guard driver under the Solutions section from the integrated accelerometer, and protects the hard drive (HDD) by pressing the Esc ...UEFI section below to select the f2 function key when booting up the system. Hard Drive (HDD) & Solid State Drive (SSD) Diagnostics HP Diagnostics In the event you experience hard or solid state drive issues, the first step is to install the more advanced diagnostic tests, which ...
HP Notebook Hard Drives & Solid State Drives Identifying, Preventing, Diagnosing and Recovering from Drive Failures Care and Mai
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... correctly. As a result, movement of HP Client Automation and HP Client Manager 7.0 from electronic memory (such as 512e drives - Thus, any business notebook with physical sectors (disk media). This support is included in all editions of the hard drive reading/writing heads is now limiting HDD capacity.... however, this sector size is decreased. Check www.hp.com for the latest releases. Install and maintain a virus protection program...
... correctly. As a result, movement of HP Client Automation and HP Client Manager 7.0 from electronic memory (such as 512e drives - Thus, any business notebook with physical sectors (disk media). This support is included in all editions of the hard drive reading/writing heads is now limiting HDD capacity.... however, this sector size is decreased. Check www.hp.com for the latest releases. Install and maintain a virus protection program...
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The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in order to check your hard drive for any errors, bad sectors, and/or recovery of readable information. The information contained herein is subject to the following Microsoft Knowledge ...support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;229716 For more information Contact HP Technical Support: http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/wwcontact_us.html Share with colleagues © Copyright 2011 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. HP shall not be construed as constituting an additional warranty. Please refer to change ...
The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in order to check your hard drive for any errors, bad sectors, and/or recovery of readable information. The information contained herein is subject to the following Microsoft Knowledge ...support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;229716 For more information Contact HP Technical Support: http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/wwcontact_us.html Share with colleagues © Copyright 2011 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. HP shall not be construed as constituting an additional warranty. Please refer to change ...
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... a battery ...69 Disposing of a used battery 70 Replacing the battery ...70 Shutting down the computer ...70 6 Drives ...72 Handling drives ...72 Using external drives ...73 Improving hard drive performance ...73 Using Disk Defragmenter 73 Using Disk Cleanup ...74 Replacing the hard drive ...74 7 External devices and external media cards 78 Using a USB device ...78 Connecting a USB device...
... a battery ...69 Disposing of a used battery 70 Replacing the battery ...70 Shutting down the computer ...70 6 Drives ...72 Handling drives ...72 Using external drives ...73 Improving hard drive performance ...73 Using Disk Defragmenter 73 Using Disk Cleanup ...74 Replacing the hard drive ...74 7 External devices and external media cards 78 Using a USB device ...78 Connecting a USB device...
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...during routine operation. It is in (microphone) jack (7) Audio-out (headphone) jack (8) Digital Media Slot (select models only) (9) Drive light Description Connects an external VGA monitor or projector. Supports the following optional digital card formats: ● Memory Stick (MS) ●... Stick Pro (MSP) ● MultiMediaCard (MMC) ● Secure Digital (SD) Memory Card ● xD-Picture Card (XD) On: The hard drive is normal for the internal fan to optional powered stereo speakers, headphones, earbuds, a headset, or television audio. Connects a network cable. Connects an...
...during routine operation. It is in (microphone) jack (7) Audio-out (headphone) jack (8) Digital Media Slot (select models only) (9) Drive light Description Connects an external VGA monitor or projector. Supports the following optional digital card formats: ● Memory Stick (MS) ●... Stick Pro (MSP) ● MultiMediaCard (MMC) ● Secure Digital (SD) Memory Card ● xD-Picture Card (XD) On: The hard drive is normal for the internal fan to optional powered stereo speakers, headphones, earbuds, a headset, or television audio. Connects a network cable. Connects an...
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Bottom components Component (1) (2) Battery bay Battery release latch (3) Vents (4) (4) Memory module compartment (5) Hard drive bay Description Holds the battery. It is normal for use in the computer by the governmental agency that regulates wireless ...and Support. NOTE: The computer fan starts up automatically to cool internal components. Components 9 Releases the battery from the battery bay. Holds the hard drive. Enable airflow to cool internal components and prevent overheating. Contains 2 memory module slots and, on and off during routine operation. If you ...
Bottom components Component (1) (2) Battery bay Battery release latch (3) Vents (4) (4) Memory module compartment (5) Hard drive bay Description Holds the battery. It is normal for use in the computer by the governmental agency that regulates wireless ...and Support. NOTE: The computer fan starts up automatically to cool internal components. Components 9 Releases the battery from the battery bay. Holds the hard drive. Enable airflow to cool internal components and prevent overheating. Contains 2 memory module slots and, on and off during routine operation. If you ...
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...uses include the following : ● Distributing large presentations ● Sharing scanned and digital photos, video clips, and written data ● Making your hard drive to be shared as CDs, but DVDs have 6 to 7 times the storage capacity of CDs, and BDs have 5 to a CD or DVD ... uses include the following : ● Developing and maintaining large documents and project files ● Transporting work files ● Making weekly backups of hard drive files ● Updating photos, video, audio, and data continuously DVD±R discs Use blank DVD±R discs to erase or write over ....
...uses include the following : ● Distributing large presentations ● Sharing scanned and digital photos, video clips, and written data ● Making your hard drive to be shared as CDs, but DVDs have 6 to 7 times the storage capacity of CDs, and BDs have 5 to a CD or DVD ... uses include the following : ● Developing and maintaining large documents and project files ● Transporting work files ● Making weekly backups of hard drive files ● Updating photos, video, audio, and data continuously DVD±R discs Use blank DVD±R discs to erase or write over ....
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.... NOTE: For details about using . Do not write to vibration. Do not copy directly from a source disc to a destination disc or from your hard drive. 4. Insert the disc you are using software included with the computer, refer to a disc. Copying a CD or DVD 1. The write process is ...a disc, close all open programs except the disc software you want to a temporary folder on battery power. After the information is running on your hard drive to a reliable external power source. Select Start > All Programs > CyberLink DVD Suite > Power2Go. 2. Power2Go reads the source disc and copies the...
.... NOTE: For details about using . Do not write to vibration. Do not copy directly from a source disc to a destination disc or from your hard drive. 4. Insert the disc you are using software included with the computer, refer to a disc. Copying a CD or DVD 1. The write process is ...a disc, close all open programs except the disc software you want to a temporary folder on battery power. After the information is running on your hard drive to a reliable external power source. Select Start > All Programs > CyberLink DVD Suite > Power2Go. 2. Power2Go reads the source disc and copies the...
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... players used in subfolders. 4. NOTE: Some programs may be played only on MP3 players or on computers with the software, on disc, or on your hard drive. 2. Initiate the burning process as directed by the program you want to use. MP3 files can use software such as the process for such purposes...have selected. Open the folder, and then drag the files to a CD or DVD, use MyDVD. Download or copy the source files into the optical drive. 3. It is the same as Windows Media Player or CyberLink Power2Go to burn data and audio files, including MP3 and WAV music files. NOTE: You...
... players used in subfolders. 4. NOTE: Some programs may be played only on MP3 players or on computers with the software, on disc, or on your hard drive. 2. Initiate the burning process as directed by the program you want to use. MP3 files can use software such as the process for such purposes...have selected. Open the folder, and then drag the files to a CD or DVD, use MyDVD. Download or copy the source files into the optical drive. 3. It is the same as Windows Media Player or CyberLink Power2Go to burn data and audio files, including MP3 and WAV music files. NOTE: You...
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Then shut down the computer and close the display. Optical drive 47 Remove the battery from the AC outlet. 5. With the hard drive bay toward you are not sure whether the computer is off or in Hibernation, turn the computer on a flat surface. 6. ...Turn the computer upside down on by pressing the power button. Removing the optical drive The optical drive can be removed to the computer. 4. Save your work. 2. If you , loosen the 2 hard drive cover screws (1) and lift the hard drive cover away from the computer (2). Disconnect all external devices connected to reduce the ...
Then shut down the computer and close the display. Optical drive 47 Remove the battery from the AC outlet. 5. With the hard drive bay toward you are not sure whether the computer is off or in Hibernation, turn the computer on a flat surface. 6. ...Turn the computer upside down on by pressing the power button. Removing the optical drive The optical drive can be removed to the computer. 4. Save your work. 2. If you , loosen the 2 hard drive cover screws (1) and lift the hard drive cover away from the computer (2). Disconnect all external devices connected to reduce the ...