HP Envy 15 User Manual

To start HP Recovery Manager from the HP Recovery partition:
1. Press f11 while the computer boots.
– or –
Press and hold f11 as you press the power button.
2. Select Troubleshoot from the boot options menu.
3. Select Recovery Manager, and follow the on-screen instructions.
Using HP Recovery media to recover
You can use HP Recovery media to recover the original system. This method can be used if your
system does not have an HP Recovery partition or if the hard drive is not working properly.
1. If possible, back up all personal files.
2. Insert the first HP Recovery disc you created into the optical drive on your computer or into an
optional external optical drive, and then restart the computer.
– or –
Insert the HP Recovery USB flash drive you created into a USB port on your computer, and then
restart the computer.
NOTE: If the computer does not automatically restart in HP Recovery Manager, change the
computer boot order. See
Changing the computer boot order on page 109.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Changing the computer boot order
If computer does not restart in HP Recovery Manager, you can change the computer boot order,
which is the order of devices listed in BIOS where the computer looks for startup information. You can
change the selection for an optical drive or a USB flash drive.
To change the boot order:
1. Insert the HP Recovery media you created.
2. Restart the computer.
3. Press and hold esc while the computer is restarting, and then press f9 for boot options.
4. Select the optical drive or USB flash drive you want to boot from.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Removing the HP Recovery partition
HP Recovery Manager software allows you to remove the HP Recovery partition to free up hard drive
space.
IMPORTANT: Removing the HP Recovery partition means you can no longer use Windows
Refresh, the Windows Remove everything and reinstall Windows option, or the HP Recovery
Manager option for minimized image recovery. Create HP Recovery media before removing the
Recovery partition to ensure you have recovery options; see
Creating HP Recovery media
on page 106.
Restore and recovery 109

HP Envy 15 Specifications

General

Form factor	Clamshell
Product type	Laptop
Product color	Silver
Country of origin	China
Accelerometer	Yes
Motherboard chipset	Intel SoC
Memory slots	2x SO-DIMM
Internal memory	8 GB
Memory clock speed	2133 MHz
Memory form factor	SO-DIMM
Internal memory type	DDR4-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	16 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)	2 x 4 GB
3D	No
SSD capacity	The Solid State Drive's storage capacity in Gigabytes.
Storage media	SSD
Total storage capacity	256 GB
Compatible memory cards	SD, SDHC, SDXC
Number of SSDs installed	1
Display diagonal	15.6 \
Native aspect ratio	16:9
On-board graphics card ID	0x5916
Discrete graphics card model	Not available
On-board graphics card model	Intel® HD Graphics 620
On-board graphics card family	Intel® HD Graphics
Maximum on-board graphics card memory	32 GB
On-board graphics card OpenGL version	4.4
On-board graphics card base frequency	300 MHz
On-board graphics card DirectX version	12.0
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)	1000 MHz
Speakers manufacturer	Bang & Olufsen
Number of built-in speakers	2
Wi-Fi standards	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth version	4.2
Charging port type	DC-in jack
USB 2.0 ports quantity	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity	3
Pointing device	Touchpad
Operating system architecture	64-bit
Battery capacity	52 Wh
Battery life (max)	9 h
AC adapter power	45 W
AC adapter frequency	50 - 60 Hz
AC adapter input voltage	100 - 240 V
Cable lock slot type	Kensington
Package depth	305 mm
Package width	520 mm
Package height	69 mm
Package weight	3510 g
Operating altitude	-15 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitude	-15 - 12192 m
Storage temperature (T-T)	-20 - 60 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 35 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 95 %
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90 %
Sustainability certificates	EPEAT Silver, ENERGY STAR
Bus type	OPI
Stepping	H0
Tjunction	100 °C
Processor cache	3 MB
System bus rate	4 GT/s
Processor family	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor socket	BGA 1356
Processor threads	4
Processor codename	Kaby Lake
Configurable TDP-up	25 W
Processor frequency	2.5 GHz
Processor cache type	Smart Cache
Configurable TDP-down	7.5 W
Processor lithography	14 nm
Processor manufacturer	Intel
PCI Express slots version	3.0
Processor boost frequency	3.1 GHz
PCI Express configurations	1x2+2x1, 1x4, 2x2, 4x1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 W
Configurable TDP-up frequency	2.7 GHz
Configurable TDP-down frequency	0.8 GHz
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes	12
Processor code	SR2ZU
Processor ARK ID	95443
Processor package size	42 x 24 mm
Supported instruction sets	AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Intel Identity Protection Technology version	1.00
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) version	0.00

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	255 mm
Width	380 mm
Height	17.9 mm
Weight	1930 g