User Guide - Windows 7

Cleaning the TouchPad, keyboard, or mouse (select products only) ............................. 48
Traveling with or shipping your computer .......................................................................................................... 48
9 Backup and recovery .................................................................................................................................... 50
Creating recovery media and backups ................................................................................................................ 50
Guidelines .......................................................................................................................................... 50
Creating recovery media with HP Recovery Disc Creator ................................................................. 50
Creating recovery media ................................................................................................. 51
Backing up your information ............................................................................................................. 51
Performing a system recovery ............................................................................................................................ 52
Using the Windows recovery tools .................................................................................................... 52
Using f11 recovery tools (select products only) ............................................................................... 53
Using Windows 7 operating system media ....................................................................................... 53
10 Computer Setup (BIOS), TPM, and HP Sure Start ............................................................................................ 55
Using Computer Setup ......................................................................................................................................... 55
Starting Computer Setup .................................................................................................................. 55
Navigating and selecting in Computer Setup ................................................................................... 55
Restoring factory settings in Computer Setup ................................................................................. 56
Updating the BIOS ............................................................................................................................. 56
Determining the BIOS version ......................................................................................... 56
Downloading a BIOS update ........................................................................................... 57
Changing the boot order using the f9 prompt .................................................................................. 57
TPM BIOS settings (select products only) ........................................................................................................... 58
Using HP Sure Start (select products only) ......................................................................................................... 58
11 Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) ..................................................................................................... 59
Downloading HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) to a USB device .................................................................... 59
12 Specications ............................................................................................................................................ 61
Input power .......................................................................................................................................................... 61
Operating environment ....................................................................................................................................... 61
13 Electrostatic Discharge .............................................................................................................................. 62
14 Accessibility .............................................................................................................................................. 63
Supported assistive technologies ....................................................................................................................... 63
Getting support for accessibility ......................................................................................................................... 63
Index ............................................................................................................................................................. 64
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