Solving general problems
......................................................................................................
120
Solving power problems
.......................................................................................................
124
Solving hard drive problems
..................................................................................................
125
Solving media card reader problems
......................................................................................
128
Solving display problems
......................................................................................................
129
Solving audio problems
........................................................................................................
135
Solving printer problems
.......................................................................................................
137
Solving keyboard and mouse problems
..................................................................................
138
Solving Hardware Installation Problems
..................................................................................
140
Solving Network Problems
....................................................................................................
143
Solving memory problems
.....................................................................................................
146
Solving processor problems
...................................................................................................
148
Solving CD-ROM and DVD problems
......................................................................................
149
Solving USB flash drive problems
...........................................................................................
151
Solving front panel component problems
.................................................................................
152
Solving Internet access problems
............................................................................................
152
Solving software problems
....................................................................................................
154
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System backup and recovery
........................................................................................
156
Backing up, restoring, and recovering in Windows 8
...............................................................
156
Creating recovery media and backups
....................................................................
157
Restoring and recovering using Windows 8 tools
......................................................
158
Using Windows 8 Refresh
.......................................................................
158
Using Windows 8 Reset
..........................................................................
159
Recovery using the Windows 8 recovery USB flash drive
............................
160
Recovery using Windows 8 operating system media (purchased separately) . 161
Backing up, restoring, and recovering in Windows 7
...............................................................
162
Creating recovery media
........................................................................................
162
Creating recovery media using HP Recovery Manager (select models only) ... 163
Creating recovery discs with HP Recovery Disc Creator (select models only) . . 164
Creating recovery discs
............................................................
164
Backing up your information
....................................................................
165
System Restore
......................................................................................................
165
System Recovery
...................................................................................................
166
System Recovery when Windows is responding
.........................................
166
System Recovery when Windows is not responding
....................................
167
System Recovery using recovery media (select models only)
.........................
167
Using HP Recovery Disc operating system discs (select models only)
.............
168
10
POST error messages
..................................................................................................
170
POST numeric codes and text messages
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171
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