10 Using Setup Utility (BIOS) and System Diagnostics – Windows 7 .................................................................... 79
Starting Setup Utility (BIOS) ................................................................................................................................ 79
Updating the BIOS ................................................................................................................................................ 79
Determining the BIOS version ........................................................................................................... 79
Downloading a BIOS update .............................................................................................................. 80
Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) .......................................................................................................... 81
Downloading HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) to a USB device .................................................. 81
11 Specifications ........................................................................................................................................... 82
Computer specifications ...................................................................................................................................... 82
12 Backing up, restoring, and recovering – Windows 10 ..................................................................................... 83
Creating recovery media and backups ................................................................................................................ 83
Creating HP Recovery media (select products only) ........................................................................ 84
Using Windows Tools ........................................................................................................................................... 85
Restore and recovery .......................................................................................................................................... 85
Recovering using HP Recovery Manager .......................................................................................... 86
What you need to know before you get started ............................................................ 86
Using the HP Recovery partition (select products only) ................................................ 87
Using HP Recovery media to recover ............................................................................. 87
Changing the computer boot order ................................................................................ 88
Removing the HP Recovery partition (select products only) ......................................... 88
13 Backing up, restoring, and recovering – Windows 8 ...................................................................................... 89
Creating recovery media and backups ................................................................................................................ 89
Creating HP Recovery media (select models only) ........................................................................... 89
Using Windows tools ........................................................................................................................................... 90
Restore and recovery .......................................................................................................................................... 90
Recovering using HP Recovery Manager .......................................................................................... 91
What you need to know before you get started ............................................................ 91
Using the HP Recovery partition (select models only) .................................................. 92
Using HP Recovery media to recover ............................................................................. 92
Changing the computer boot order ................................................................................ 92
Removing the HP Recovery partition (select models only) ........................................... 93
14 Backing up, restoring, and recovering – Windows 7 ...................................................................................... 94
Creating backups ................................................................................................................................................. 94
Creating recovery media to recover the original system ................................................................. 94
What you need to know .................................................................................................. 94
Creating the recovery media ........................................................................ 95
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