HP Pavilion Dm4 1200 Entertainment Notebook Pc Series Manual

●When backing up to discs, use any of the following types of discs (purchased separately): CD-R,
CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD-R, or DVD±RW. The discs you use will depend on the type of optical
drive installed in your computer.
NOTE:DVDs store more information than CDs, so using them for backup reduces the number
of recovery discs required.
●When backing up to discs, number each disc before inserting it into the optical drive of the
computer.
Using Windows Backup and Restore
To create a backup using Windows Backup...

Restore to a previous date and time
To revert to a restore point (created at a previous date and time), when the computer was functioning
optimally, follow these steps:
1.Select Start > Control Panel > System and Security > System.
2.In the left pane, click System protection.
3.Click the System Protection tab.
4.Click System Restore.
5.Follow the on-screen instructions.
Performing a recovery
NOTE:You can recover only files that you have previously backed up. HP recommends that you
use HP Recovery Manager...

To restore the system from the partition, follow these steps:
1.Access Recovery Manager in either of the following ways:
●Select Start > All Programs > Recovery Manager > Recovery Manager.
– or –
●Turn on or restart the computer, and then press esc while the “Press the ESC key for
Startup Menu” message is displayed at the bottom of the screen. Then, press f11 to enter
HP Recovery.
2.Click System Recovery in the Recovery Manager window.
3.Follow the on-screen instructions.
Performing a recovery 103 

Index
Symbols/Numerics
1394 Power Saving 95
A
AC adapter
connecting 53
identifying 10
testing 54
action keys
decreasing screen
brightness 27
decreasing the speaker
volume 28, 32
Help and Support 27
identifying 4
increasing screen
brightness 28
increasing the speaker
volume 28, 32
muting or restoring the speaker
volume 28, 32
playing the next track/section
on a CD, DVD, or BD 28
playing the previous track/
section on a CD, DVD, or
BD 28
playing, pausing, or resuming a
CD, DVD, or BD 28
stopping a CD, DVD,...

cord, power 10
corporate WLAN connection 16
critical battery level 58
critical security updates,
installing 87
D
default settings, restoring 93
device drivers
HP drivers 48
Windows drivers 48
Diagnostics menu 95
digital card
defined 74
inserting 74
removing 75
stopping 75
Digital Media Slot, identifying 5
Disk Cleanup software 64
Disk Defragmenter software 64
disk performance 64
display image, switching 28
drive light 6, 65
drive media 50
drives
Blu-ray R/RE DVD+/-RW
SuperMulti DL Drive 39
Blu-ray ROM...

keys
action 4
esc 4
fn 4
Windows applications 4
Windows logo 4
L
labels
Bluetooth 11
HP Mobile Broadband
Module 11
Microsoft Certificate of
Authenticity 11
regulatory 11
service tag 10
SIM 11
wireless certification 11
WLAN 11
LAN Power Saving 94
language support 94
latch, battery release 8
left TouchPad button,
identifying 1
light, drive 65
lights
battery 5
caps lock 2
drive 6
fingerprint reader 2
mute 2
power 2, 6
RJ-45 (network) 6
TouchPad 2
webcam 7
wireless 2
local area network (LAN)
cable required...

power
connecting 53
conserving 61
power button, identifying 3
power connector, identifying 5
power cord, identifying 10
power light, identifying 2, 6
power-on password
creating 86
entering 86
managing 86
Processor C6 State 94
Product Key 11
product name and number,
computer 10
programs
updating 97
using 34
projector, connecting 36
protecting playback 45
public WLAN connection 16
Q
QuickWeb
disabling 91
enabling 91
R
readable media 50
recovering a program or driver 99
recovering from the dedicated...

using system restore 101
V
VCR 36
vents, identifying 8
Virtualization Technology 94
W
webcam
adjusting the properties 49
identifying 7
using 48
webcam light 32
Windows applications key,
identifying 4
Windows logo key, identifying 4
Windows, passwords set in 84
wireless antennas 8
Wireless Assistant software 13
wireless certification label 11
wireless controls
action key 13
HP Wireless Assistant
software 13
operating system 13
wireless icon 12
wireless light 2, 13
wireless module compartment,
identifying...