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Determining the BIOS version ......................................................................................................... 102
Downloading a BIOS update ........................................................................................................... 103
Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) ........................................................................................................ 103
Downloading HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) to a USB device ............................................... 104
8 Specifications ........................................................................................................................................... 105
Computer specifications .................................................................................................................................... 105
39.6-cm (15.6-in) display specifications .......................................................................................................... 106
Hard drive specifications ................................................................................................................................... 107
DVD±RW SuperMulti DL Drive specifications .................................................................................................... 108
9 Backing up, restoring, and recovering in Windows 8 ..................................................................................... 109
Creating recovery media and backups .............................................................................................................. 109
Creating HP Recovery media ........................................................................................................... 109
Restore and recovery ........................................................................................................................................ 110
Recovering using HP Recovery Manager ........................................................................................ 111
Removing the HP Recovery partition ............................................................................................. 112
10 Backing up, restoring, and recovering in Windows 7 ................................................................................... 113
Creating backups ............................................................................................................................................... 113
Creating recovery media to recover the original system ............................................................... 113
Creating system restore points ...................................................................................................... 114
Backing up system and personal information ............................................................................... 114
Restore and recovery ........................................................................................................................................ 116
Restoring to a previous system restore point ................................................................................ 116
Restoring specific files .................................................................................................................... 116
Recovering the original system using HP Recovery Manager ........................................................ 116
What you need to know ................................................................................................ 111
Using the HP Recovery partition (select models only) ................................................ 111
Using HP Recovery media to recover ........................................................................... 112
Changing the computer boot order .............................................................................. 112
What you need to know ................................................................................................ 113
Creating the recovery media ...................................................................... 114
What you need to know ................................................................................................ 114
Creating a system restore point ................................................................................... 114
Tips for a successful backup ........................................................................................ 115
What you need to know ................................................................................................ 115
Creating a backup using Windows Backup and Restore .............................................. 115
Restoring specific files using Windows Backup and Restore ...................................... 116
What you need to know ................................................................................................ 116
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