HP Pavilion Dv8 1200 Entertainment Notebook Pc Series Manual

Maintenance and Service Guide8–1
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Backup and recovery
Recovery after a system failure is as complete as your most current backup. HP recommends that you create 
recovery discs immediately after software setup. As you add new software and data files, you should continue to 
back up your system on a regular basis to maintain a reasonably current backup.
Tools provided by the operating system and HP Recovery Manager software are designed to help you with the 
following tasks for safeguarding your...

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■Number each disc before inserting it into the computer optical drive.
■If necessary, you can exit the program before you have finished creating the recovery discs. The next time you 
open Recovery Manager, you will be prompted to continue the disc creation process.
To create a set of recovery discs:
1. Select Start > All Programs > Recovery Manager > Recovery Disc Creation.
2. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Backing up your information
As you add...

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Using Windows Backup and Restore
To create a backup using Windows Backup and Restore, follow these steps:
✎Be sure that the computer is connected to AC power before you start the backup process.
✎The backup process may take over an hour, depending on the file size and the speed of the computer.
1. Select Start > All Programs > Maintenance > Backup and Restore.
2. Follow the on-screen instructions to set up and create a backup.
✎Windows includes the...

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4. Click System Restore.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Per fo rm in g  a rec over y
✎You can recover only files that you have previously backed up. HP recommends that you use HP Recovery 
Manager to create a set of recovery discs (entire drive backup) as soon as you set up your computer.
Recovery Manager software allows you to repair or restore the system if you experience system failure or 
instability. Recovery Manager works from recovery...

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Connector pin assignments
1394
 
Pin Signal
1TPB-
2TPB+
3TPA-
4TPA+ 

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Audio-in (microphone)
 
Audio-out (headphone)
Pin Signal
1 Audio signal in
2 Audio signal in
3 Ground
Pin Signal
1 Audio out, left channel
2 Audio out, right channel
3 Ground 

Connector pin assignments
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External monitor
 
Pin Signal
1 Red analog
2 Green analog
3 Blue analog
4 Not connected
5Ground
6 Ground analog
7 Ground analog
8 Ground analog
9+5 VDC
10 Ground
11 Monitor detect
12 DDC 2B data
13 Horizontal sync
14 Vertical sync
15 DDC 2B clock 

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HDMI
 
Pin Signal
1 Transition minimized differential signal (TDMS) data 2+
2 TDMS data 2 shield
3 TDMS data 2-
4 TDMS data 1+
5 TDMS data 1 shield
6 TDMS data 1 shield
7 TDMS data 0+
8 TDMS data 0 shield
9 TDMS data 0-
10 TDMS clock +
11 TDMS data clock shield
12 TDMS data clock-
13 Consumer electronics control
14 Not connected
15 Display data channel (DDC) clock
16 DDC data
17 Ground
18 +5V Power
19 Hot plug detect 

Connector pin assignments
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RJ-45 (network)
Pin Signal
1 Transmit +
2 Transmit -
3 Receive +
4 Unused
5 Unused
6 Receive -
7 Unused
8 Unused 

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Universal Serial Bus
 
Pin Signal
1+5 VDC
2Data
3Data +
4 Ground