HP Pavilion Dv6 1100 Entertainment Notebook Pc Series Manual

Navigating and selecting in Setup Utility
To navigate and select in Setup Utility, follow these steps:
1.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.
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To select a menu or a menu item, use the tab key and the keyboard arrow keys and then
press enter, or use a pointing device to click the item.
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To scroll up and down, click the up arrow or the down arrow in the upper-right corner of the
screen, or use...

Restoring factory settings in Setup Utility
NOTE:Restoring defaults will not change the hard drive mode.
To return all settings in Setup Utility to the values that were set at the factory, follow these steps:
1.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.
2.Press f10 to enter Setup Utility.
3.Use a pointing device or the arrow keys to select File > Restore Defaults.
4.Follow the on-screen...

Determining the BIOS version
To determine whether available BIOS updates contain later BIOS versions than those currently installed
on the computer, you need to know the version of the system BIOS currently installed.
BIOS version information (also known as ROM date and System BIOS) can be displayed by pressing fn
+esc (if you are already in Windows) or by using Setup Utility.
1.Start Setup Utility.
2.Use a pointing device or the arrow keys to select File > System Information.
3.To exit Setup Utility...

BIOS installation procedures vary. Follow any instructions that are displayed on the screen after the
download is complete. If no instructions are displayed, follow these steps:
1.Windows 7—Open Windows Explorer by selecting Start > Computer.
Windows XP—Open Windows Explorer by selecting Start > My Computer.
2.Double-click your hard drive designation. The hard drive designation is typically Local Disk (C:).
3.Using the hard drive path you recorded earlier, open the folder on your hard drive that...

6 Specifications
Computer specifications
 Metric U.S.
Dimensions
Depth24.7 cm9.72 in
Width37.8 cm14.88 in
Height (front to back)3.1 to 3.5 cm1.23 to 1.39 in
Weight 2.91 kg6.42 lb
Input power
Operating voltage 18.5 V dc @ 3.5 A – 65 W; 19 V dc @ 4.74 A – 90 W; or
18.5 V dc @ 6.5 A – 120 W
Operating current 3.5, 4.74, or 6.5 A
Temperature
Operating5°C to 35°C41°F to 95°F
Nonoperating-20°C to 60°C-4°F to 140°F
Relative humidity (noncondensing)
Operating 10% to 90%
Nonoperating 5% to 95%
Maximum altitude...

15.6-inch display specifications
 Metric U.S.
Dimensions
Height19.6 cm7.72 in
Width34.7 cm13.66 in
Diagonal39.8 cm15.67 in
Number of colorsUp to 16.8 million
Contrast ratio200:1 (typical)
Brightness200 nits (typical)
Pixel resolution
Pitch0.197 × 0.197 mm
Format 1366 × 768
Configuration RGB vertical stripe
BacklightLED
Character display80 × 25
Total power consumption2.0 W
Viewing angle±65° horizontal, ±50° vertical (typical)
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Hard drive specifications
 1-TB* 750-GB** 640-GB**
Dimensions
Height 12.7 mm 9.5 mm 9.5 mm
Length 100.2 mm 100.2 mm 100.2 mm
Width 69.9 mm 69.9 mm 69.9 mm
Weight 152 g 110 g 98 g
Interface typeSATA (3 GB/sec) SATA (3 GB/sec) SATA
Transfer rate
Synchronous (maximum) 97 MB/sec 97 MB/sec 106 MB/sec
Security ATA security ATA security ATA security
Seek times (typical read, including setting)
Single track 2.0 ms 2.0 ms 1.5 ms
Average (read/write) 12/16 ms 12/16 ms 12/13 ms
Maximum 21 ms 21 ms 24 ms
Logical...

Hard drive specifications (continued)
 500-GB* 320-GB* 250-GB*
Dimensions
Height 9.5 mm 7.0 mm 7.0 mm
Length 100.4 mm 100.4 mm 100.4 mm
Width 69.9 mm 69.9 mm 69.9 mm
Weight 110 g 110 g 105 g
Interface typeSATA SATA SATA
Transfer rate
Synchronous (maximum) 1.1 GB/sec 1.1 GB/sec 1.1 GB/sec
Security ATA security ATA security ATA security
Seek times (typical read, including setting)
Single track 1.5 ms 1.5 ms 1.5 ms
Average (read/write) 11/13 ms 11/13 ms 11/13 ms
Maximum 22 ms 22 ms 22 ms
Logical...

7 Backup and recovery
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:
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Creating a set of recovery discs or a recovery flash drive (Recovery Manager software feature)
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Performing a system restore (from the partition, recovery discs, or a recovery flash drive)
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Backing up your information
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Recovering a program or driver
Restore
In the event of hard drive...

Creating restore media
HP recommends that you create either a set of recovery discs or a recovery flash drive to be sure that
you can restore your computer to its original factory state if the hard drive fails, or if for any reason you
cannot restore using the recovery partition tools. Create these discs or the flash drive after setting up
the computer for the first time.
NOTE:HP Recovery Manager allows the creation of only one set of recovery discs or one recovery
flash drive. Handle these discs or...