Recovering using HP Recovery Manager .......................................................................................... 77
What you need to know before you get started ............................................................ 77
Using the HP Recovery partition (select models only) .................................................. 78
Using HP Recovery media to recover ............................................................................. 78
Changing the computer boot order ................................................................................ 79
Removing the HP Recovery partition (select models only) ........................................... 79
11 Backing up, restoring, and recovering in Windows 7 ..................................................................................... 81
Creating backups ................................................................................................................................................. 81
Creating recovery media to recover the original system ................................................................. 81
What you need to know .................................................................................................. 81
Creating the recovery media ........................................................................ 82
Creating system restore points ........................................................................................................ 82
What you need to know .................................................................................................. 82
Creating a system restore point ..................................................................................... 82
Backing up system and personal information .................................................................................. 82
Tips for a successful backup ........................................................................................... 83
What you need to know .................................................................................................. 83
Creating a backup using Windows Backup and Restore ................................................ 83
Restore and recovery .......................................................................................................................................... 84
Restoring to a previous system restore point .................................................................................. 84
Restoring specific files ...................................................................................................................... 84
Restoring specific files using Windows Backup and Restore ......................................... 84
Recovering the original system using HP Recovery Manager .......................................................... 84
What you need to know .................................................................................................. 84
Recovering using HP Recovery partition (select models only) ...................................... 85
Recovering using the recovery media ............................................................................ 85
Changing the computer boot order .............................................................. 85
12 Specifications ........................................................................................................................................... 87
Computer specifications ...................................................................................................................................... 87
39.6-cm (15.6-in) display specifications ............................................................................................................ 88
Hard drive specifications ..................................................................................................................................... 89
Blu-ray ROM DVD±RW SuperMulti DL Drive ........................................................................................................ 90
DVD±RW SuperMulti DL Drive specifications ...................................................................................................... 91
13 Power cord set requirements ...................................................................................................................... 93
Requirements for all countries ........................................................................................................................... 93
Requirements for specific countries and regions ............................................................................................... 94
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