HP ENVY 14 Maintenance And Service Guide

10 Backing up, restoring, and recovering in
Windows 8.1
This chapter provides information about the following processes:
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Creating recovery media and backups
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Restoring and recovering your system
Creating recovery media and backups
1. After you successfully set up the computer, create HP Recovery media. This step creates a backup of the
HP Recovery partition on the computer. The backup can be used to reinstall the original operating
system in cases where the hard drive is corrupted or has been replaced.
HP Recovery media you create will provide the following recovery options:
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System Recovery—Reinstalls the original operating system and the programs that were installed
at the factory.
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Minimized Image Recovery—Reinstalls the operating system and all hardware-related drivers and
software, but not other software applications.
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Factory Reset—Restores the computer to its original factory state by deleting all information
from the hard drive and re-creating the partitions. Then it reinstalls the operating system and the
software that was installed at the factory.
See
Creating HP Recovery media on page 83.
2. Use the Windows tools to create system restore points and create backups of personal information. For
more information and steps, see Help and Support. From the Start screen, type help, and then select
Help and Support.
Creating HP Recovery media
HP Recovery Manager is a software program that offers a way to create recovery media after you
successfully set up the computer. HP Recovery media can be used to perform system recovery if the hard
drive becomes corrupted. System recovery reinstalls the original operating system and the software
programs installed at the factory, and then configures the settings for the programs. HP Recovery media can
also be used to customize the system or restore the factory image if you replace the hard drive.
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Only one set of HP Recovery media can be created. Handle these recovery tools carefully, and keep
them in a safe place.
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HP Recovery Manager examines the computer and determines the required storage capacity for the
blank USB flash drive or the number of blank DVD discs that will be required.
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To create recovery discs, your computer must have an optical drive with DVD writer capability, and you
must use only high-quality blank DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-R DL, or DVD+R DL discs. Do not use rewritable
discs such as CD±RW, DVD±RW, double-layer DVD±RW, or BD-RE (rewritable Blu-ray) discs; they are not
compatible with HP Recovery Manager software. Or instead you can use a high-quality blank USB flash
drive.
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HP ENVY 14 Specifications

General

Bus type	DMI
Stepping	C2
Tjunction	105 °C
Processor cache	3 MB
Processor cores	2
System bus rate	2.5 GT/s
Processor family	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor series	Intel Core i5-500 Mobile Series
Processor socket	BGA 956
Processor threads	4
Processor codename	Arrandale
Processing Die size	81 mm²
Processor frequency	2.4 GHz
Processor cache type	Smart Cache
Processor lithography	32 nm
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Processor front side bus	- MHz
PCI Express slots version	2.0
Processor boost frequency	2.93 GHz
Processor operating modes	64-bit
ECC supported by processor	No
PCI Express configurations	1x16
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 W
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)	18
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes	16
Number of Processing Die Transistors	382 M
Motherboard chipset	Intel® HM55 Express
HDD speed	7200 RPM
HDD interface	SATA
Optical drive type	DVD Super Multi
Card reader integrated	Yes
Total storage capacity	500 GB
Compatible memory cards	MMC, SD
Display diagonal	14.5 \
Display resolution	1600 x 900 pixels
Native aspect ratio	16:9
Memory slots	2x SO-DIMM
Internal memory	4 GB
Internal memory type	DDR3-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	8 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)	2 x 2 GB
Discrete graphics card model	AMD Radeon HD 5650
Maximum graphics card memory	2.714 GB
On-board graphics card model	Intel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics card base frequency	500 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)	766 MHz
Type	PC
Power supply type	AC
Wireless technology	Wi-Fi
Graphics card family	AMD
Compliance industry standards	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab
Cabling technology	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet
Operating system installed	Windows 7 Home Premium
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR
AC adapter power	90 W
Number of battery cells	8
Charging port type	DC-in jack
USB 2.0 ports quantity	3
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0
Cable lock slot type	Kensington
Product color	Black
Country of origin	China
Pointing device	Touchpad
Processor ARK ID	47341
Processor package size	rPGA 37.5x 37.5, BGA 34x28 mm
Graphics & IMC lithography	45 nm
Supported instruction sets	SSE4.1/4.2
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology	1.0
Physical Address Extension (PAE)	36 bit

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	237 mm
Width	356 mm
Weight	2380 g
Height (rear)	28.2 mm
Height (front)	27.7 mm