Downloading a BIOS update
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79
Using Advanced System Diagnostics
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79
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Specifications
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81
Computer specifications
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81
39.6-cm (15.6-in) display specifications
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82
Hard drive specifications
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83
DVD±RW SuperMulti DL Drive specifications
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84
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Backing up, restoring, and recovering in Windows 8
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85
Creating recovery media and backups
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85
Creating HP Recovery media
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85
Restore and recovery
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86
Recovering using HP Recovery Manager
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87
What you need to know
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87
Using the HP Recovery partition (select models only)
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87
Using HP Recovery media to recover
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88
Changing the computer boot order
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88
Removing the HP Recovery partition
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88
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Backing up, restoring, and recovering in Windows 7
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89
Creating backups
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89
Creating recovery media to recover the original system
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89
What you need to know
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89
Creating the recovery media
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90
Creating system restore points
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90
What you need to know
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90
Creating a system restore point
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90
Backing up system and personal information
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90
Tips for a successful backup
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91
What you need to know
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91
Creating a backup using Windows Backup and Restore
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91
Restore and recovery
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92
Restoring to a previous system restore point
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92
Restoring specific files
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92
Restoring specific files using Windows Backup and Restore
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92
Recovering the original system using HP Recovery Manager
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92
What you need to know
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92
Recovering using HP Recovery partition (select models only)
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93
Recovering using the recovery media
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93
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