Table Of Contents - HP Media Center,Pavilion Media Center m8150 Troubleshooting Manual

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Maintenance............................................................................................1
Creating Data Backup Discs .................................................................................... 1
Creating System Recovery Discs ............................................................................... 1
Removing Unused Programs..................................................................................... 1
Using Windows Update .......................................................................................... 2
Reviewing programs that automatically run at startup.................................................. 2
Running the Disk Cleanup Program........................................................................... 2
Running Disk Cleanup manually .......................................................................... 2
Scheduling Disk Cleanup to run automatically ....................................................... 2
Running the Disk Defragmenter Program.................................................................... 2
Checking for Hard Disk Drive Errors ......................................................................... 3
Understanding Hard Disk Drive Space ...................................................................... 3
Keeping the Computer Free of Dust and Dirt .............................................................. 3
Cleaning the computer and monitor ..................................................................... 4
Cleaning the keyboard and mouse ...................................................................... 4
Troubleshooting Computer Problems ........................................................5
Audio ................................................................................................................... 5
CD and DVD Drives ................................................................................................ 7
Video.................................................................................................................... 9
Display (Monitor).................................................................................................... 9
Hard Disk Drive.................................................................................................... 10
Hardware Installation............................................................................................11
Internet Access .....................................................................................................13
Keyboard and Mouse ...........................................................................................15
Power ................................................................................................................. 17
Performance ........................................................................................................19
Bluetooth Wireless Devices ....................................................................................20
Miscellaneous ......................................................................................................21
Repairing Software Problems ................................................................22
Software Repair Overview.....................................................................................22
Restarting Your Computer ...................................................................................... 22
Turning Off Your Computer....................................................................................22
Updating Drivers ..................................................................................................22
Microsoft System Restore ....................................................................................... 23
Software Program and Hardware Driver Reinstallation ..............................................23
System Recovery ..................................................................................................24
Creating Recovery Discs........................................................................................24
System Recovery Options ...................................................................................... 25
Starting system recovery from the hard disk drive ................................................25
Running system recovery from recovery discs ...................................................... 26
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