8 Troubleshooting without diagnostics ............................................................................. 127
Safety and comfort ............................................................................................................... 127
Before you call for technical support ....................................................................................... 127
Helpful hints ........................................................................................................................ 128
Solving general problems ...................................................................................................... 130
Solving power problems ....................................................................................................... 134
Solving hard drive problems .................................................................................................. 135
Solving media card reader problems ...................................................................................... 138
Solving display problems ...................................................................................................... 139
Solving audio problems ........................................................................................................ 145
Solving printer problems ....................................................................................................... 147
Solving keyboard and mouse problems .................................................................................. 148
Solving Hardware Installation Problems .................................................................................. 150
Solving Network Problems .................................................................................................... 153
Solving memory problems ..................................................................................................... 156
Solving processor problems ................................................................................................... 158
Solving CD-ROM and DVD problems ...................................................................................... 159
Solving USB flash drive problems ........................................................................................... 161
Solving front panel component problems ................................................................................. 162
Solving Internet access problems ............................................................................................ 162
Solving software problems .................................................................................................... 164
9 System backup and recovery ........................................................................................ 166
Backing up, restoring, and recovering in Windows 8 ............................................................... 166
Creating recovery media and backups .................................................................... 167
Restoring and recovering using Windows 8 tools ...................................................... 168
Using Windows 8 Refresh ....................................................................... 168
Using Windows 8 Reset .......................................................................... 169
Recovery using the Windows 8 recovery USB flash drive ............................ 170
Recovery using Windows 8 operating system media (purchased separately) . 171
Backing up, restoring, and recovering in Windows 7 ............................................................... 172
Creating recovery media ........................................................................................ 172
Creating recovery media using HP Recovery Manager (select models only) ... 173
Creating recovery discs with HP Recovery Disc Creator (select models only) . . 174
Creating recovery discs ............................................................ 174
Backing up your information .................................................................... 175
System Restore ...................................................................................................... 175
System Recovery ................................................................................................... 176
System Recovery when Windows is responding ......................................... 176
System Recovery when Windows is not responding .................................... 177
System Recovery using recovery media (select models only) ......................... 177
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