HP Pavilion 17 G100 Notebook Pc Series Touch Manual

12Using Setup Utility (BIOS) and HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) in Windows 7
SetupUtility,orBasicInput/OutputSystem(BIOS),controlscommunicationbetweenalltheinputandoutput
devicesonthesystem(suchasdiskdrives,display,keyboard,mouse,andprinter).SetupUtility(BIOS)
includessettingsforthetypesofdevicesinstalled,thestartupsequenceofthecomputer,andtheamountof systemandextendedmemory.
Starting Setup Utility (BIOS)...

1.SelectStart,typehpsupportDssistDnt,andthenselecttheHP Support Assistantprogram.
2.Followtheon-screeninstructionstoidentifyyourcomputerandaccesstheBIOSupdateyouwanttodownload.
3.Atthedownloadarea,followthesesteps:
a.IdentifytheBIOSupdatethatislaterthantheBIOSversioncurrentlyinstalledonyourcomputer.Makeanoteofthedate,name,orother
identi

NOTE:Ifyouneedtostopadiagnostictest,pressesc.
Downloading HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) to a USB device
NOTE:InstructionsfordownloadingHPPCHardwareDiagnostics(UEFI)areprovidedinEnglishonly.
TherearetwooptionstodownloadHPPCHardwareDiagnosticstoaUSBdevice:
Option 1: HP PC Diagnostics homepage—ProvidesaccesstothelatestUEFIversion
1.Gotohttp://hp.com/go/techcenter/pcdiags.
2.ClicktheUEFI Downloadlink,andthenselectRun.
Option 2: Support and Drivers...

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14Backing up, restoring, and recovering in Windows 10
Thischapterprovidesinformationaboutthefollowingprocesses.Theinformationinthechapterisstandard
procedureformostproducts.

BCreatingrecoverymediaandbackups

BRestoringandrecoveringyoursystem
Foradditionalinformation,refertotheHPsupportassistantapp.

xTypesupportinthetaskbarsearchbox,andthenselecttheHP Support Assistantapp.


COnlyonesetofrecoverymediacanbecreated.Handletheserecoverytoolscarefully,andkeep
theminasafeplace.

CHPRecoveryManagerexaminesthecomputeranddeterminestherequiredstoragecapacityfor themediathatwillberequired.

CTocreaterecoverydiscs,yourcomputermusthaveanopticaldrivewithDVDwritercapability,and
youmustuseonlyhigh-qualityblankDVD-R,DVD+R,DVD-RDL,orDVD+RDLdiscs.Donotuse...