HP Pavilion Dm1 3100 Entertainment Notebook Pc Series Manual

Hard drive specifications
 160-GB* 250-GB* 320-GB* 500-GB*
Dimensions
Height9.5 mm 9.5 mm 9.5 mm 9.5 mm
Width63.5 mm 63.5 mm 63.5 mm 63.5 mm
Weight101 g 101 g 101 g 101 g
Interface typeSATA SATA SATA SATA
Transfer rate100 MB/sec 100 MB/sec 100 MB/sec 100 MB/sec
SecurityATA security ATA security ATA security ATA security
Seek times (typical read, including setting)
Single track 3 ms 3 ms 3 ms 3 ms
Average 13 ms 13 ms 13 ms 13 ms
Maximum 24 ms 24 ms 24 ms 24 ms
Logical blocks117,210,240 117,210,240...

Solid-state drive specifications
 128-GB solid-state drive
Dimensions
Height9.5 mm
Width63.5 mm
Weight70 g
Interface typeSATA
Transfer rate220 MB/sec
SecuritySATA security
Logical blocks250,069,680
Operating temperature 0°C to 70°C
(32°F to 158°F)
* 1 GB = 1 billion bytes when referring to hard drive storage capacity. Actual accessible capacity is less. Actual drive
specifications may differ slightly.
NOTE:Certain restrictions and exclusions apply. Contact technical support for details.
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7 Backup and recovery
●Restore
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Creating restore media
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Performing a system restore
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Backing up and recovering your information
Your computer includes tools provided by the operating system and HP to help you safeguard your
information and restore it if ever needed.
This chapter provides information on the following topics:
●Creating a set of recovery discs or a recovery flash drive (Recovery Manager software feature)
●Performing a system restore (from the partition, recovery discs, or a recovery...

Restore
In the event of hard drive failure, to restore your system to its factory image you will need a set of
recovery discs or a recovery flash drive that you can create using HP Recovery Manager. HP
recommends that you use this software to create either a set of recovery discs or a recovery flash
drive immediately after software setup.
If for some other reason you need to restore your system, this can be achieved using the HP
Recovery partition (select models only), without the need for recovery discs...

Performing a system restore
Recovery Manager software allows you to repair or restore the computer to its original factory state.
Recovery Manager works from recovery discs, a recovery flash drive, or from a dedicated recovery
partition (select models only) on the hard drive. 
NOTE:A system restore needs to be performed if the computer hard drive has failed or if all
attempts to correct any functional computer issues fail. A system restore should be used as a final
attempt to correct computer issues....

Restoring using the restore media
1.If possible, back up all personal files.
2.Insert the first recovery disc into the optical drive on your computer or an optional external
optical drive, and then restart the computer.
– or –
Insert the recovery flash drive into a USB port on your computer, and then restart the computer.
NOTE:If the computer does not automatically restart in the Recovery Manager, the computer
boot order needs to be changed.
3.Press f9 at system bootup.
4.Select the optical drive or the...

Changing the computer boot order
To change the boot order for recovery discs:
1.Restart the computer.
2.Press esc while the computer is restarting, and then press f9 for boot options.
3.Select Internal CD/DVD ROM Drive from the boot options window.
To change the boot order for recovery flash drive:
1.Insert the flash drive into a USB port.
2.Restart the computer.
3.Press esc while the computer is restarting, and then press f9 for boot options.
4.Select the flash drive from the boot options window....

To create a screen shot:
1.Display the screen you want to save.
2.Copy the screen image:
To copy only the active window, press alt+fn+prt sc.
To copy the entire screen, press fn+prt sc.
3.Open a word-processing document, and then select Edit > Paste. The screen image is added to
the document.
4.Save and print the document.
Using Windows Backup and Restore
Guidelines:
●Be sure that the computer is connected to AC power before you start the backup process.
●Allow enough time to complete the backup process....

Using Windows system restore points
A system restore point allows you to save and name a snapshot of your hard drive at a specific point
in time. You can then recover back to that point if you want to reverse subsequent changes.
NOTE:Recovering to an earlier restore point does not affect data files saved or e-mails created
since the last restore point.
You also can create additional restore points to provide increased protection for your files and
settings.
When to create restore points
●Before you add...

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