HP ProBook 450 G2 Notebook PC HP ProBook 455 G2 Notebook PC Maintenance and Service Guide

10 Backup and recovery in Windows 8.1 ......................................................................................................... 119
Backing up your information ............................................................................................................................. 119
Performing a system recovery .......................................................................................................................... 119
Using the Windows recovery tools ................................................................................................. 119
Using f11 recovery tools ................................................................................................................. 120
Using Windows operating system media (purchased separately) ................................................ 121
Using Windows Refresh or Windows Reset .................................................................................... 121
Using HP Software Setup ................................................................................................................ 121
11 Backup and recovery in Windows 7 ............................................................................................................ 122
Creating recovery media and backups .............................................................................................................. 122
Guidelines ........................................................................................................................................ 122
Creating recovery media with HP Recovery Disc Creator ............................................................... 122
Creating recovery media .............................................................................................. 123
Backing up your information .......................................................................................................... 123
Performing a system recovery .......................................................................................................................... 124
Using the Windows recovery tools ................................................................................................. 124
Using f11 recovery tools (select models only) ............................................................................... 125
Using Windows 7 operating system media .................................................................................... 125
12 Backup and Recovery in Ubuntu Linux ........................................................................................................ 127
Creating backups ............................................................................................................................................... 127
Backing up your information ............................................................................................................................. 127
Performing a system recovery .......................................................................................................................... 128
USB Recovery option (select models only) ....................................................................................................... 128
Remove everything and reinstall Ubuntu ......................................................................................................... 129
13 Specifications .......................................................................................................................................... 131
Computer specifications .................................................................................................................................... 131
39.6-cm (15.6-in) display specifications .......................................................................................................... 132
Hard drive specifications ................................................................................................................................... 133
Solid-state drive specifications ........................................................................................................................ 134
DVD±RW SuperMulti DL Drive specifications .................................................................................................... 135
Blu-ray ROM DVD±RW SuperMulti DL Drive ...................................................................................................... 136
DVD-ROM drive .................................................................................................................................................. 136
Specification information in Device Manager ................................................................................................... 137
14 Statement of Volatility ............................................................................................................................ 138
Non-volatile memory usage ............................................................................................................................. 140
Questions and answers ..................................................................................................................................... 142
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