HP 280 G3 User Manual

10 Backing up, restoring, and recovering
This chapter provides information about the following processes, which are standard procedure for most
products:
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Backing up your personal information—You can use Windows tools to back up your personal
information (see Using Windows tools on page 92).
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Creating a restore point—You can use Windows tools to create a restore point (see Using Windows
tools on page 92).
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Creating recovery media (select products only)—You can use HP Recovery Manager or HP Cloud
Recovery Download Tool (select products only) to create recovery media (see Creating HP Recovery
media (select products only) on page 92).
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Restoring and recovery—Windows oers several options for restoring from backup, refreshing the
computer, and resetting the computer to its original state (see Using Windows tools on page 92).
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Removing the Recovery Partition—To remove the Recovery partition to reclaim hard drive space
(select products only), select the Remove Recovery Partition option of HP Recovery Manager. For more
information, see Removing the HP Recovery partition (select products only) on page 96.
Using Windows tools
IMPORTANT: Windows is the only option that allows you to back up your personal information. Schedule
regular backups to avoid information loss.
You can use Windows tools to back up personal information and create system restore points and recovery
media, allowing you to restore from backup, refresh the computer, and reset the computer to its original
state.
NOTE: If computer storage is 32 GB or less, Microsoft System Restore is disabled by default.
For more information and steps, see the Get Help app.
▲ Select the Start button, and then select the Get Help app.
NOTE: You must be connected to the Internet to access the Get Help app.
Creating HP Recovery media (select products only)
After you have successfully set up the computer, use HP Recovery Manager to create a backup of the HP
Recovery partition on the computer. This backup is called HP Recovery media. In cases where the hard drive is
corrupted or has been replaced, the HP Recovery media can be used to reinstall the original operating system.
To check for the presence of the Recovery partition in addition to the Windows partition, right-click the Start
button, select File Explorer, and then select This PC.
NOTE: If your computer does not list the Recovery partition in addition to the Windows partition, contact
support to obtain recovery discs. Go to http://www.hp.com/support, select your country or region, and then
follow the on-screen instructions.
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HP 280 G3 Specifications

General

Memory slots	2x DIMM
Internal memory	8 GB
Memory clock speed	2666 MHz
Internal memory type	DDR4-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	32 GB
Tjunction	100 °C
Processor cache	9 MB
Processor cores	6
System bus rate	8 GT/s
Processor family	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor socket	LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Processor frequency	3 GHz
Processor cache type	Smart Cache
Processor lithography	14 nm
Processor manufacturer	Intel
PCI Express slots version	3.0
Processor boost frequency	4.4 GHz
Processor operating modes	64-bit
PCI Express configurations	1x8+2x4, 1x16, 2x8
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 W
Number of processors installed	1
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes	16
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)	41.6 GB/s
Maximum internal memory supported by processor	128 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM
HDD interface	SATA
Storage media	HDD
Total HDDs capacity	1000 GB
Card reader integrated	-
On-board graphics card	Yes
On-board graphics card ID	0x3E92
On-board graphics card model	Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Maximum on-board graphics card memory	64 GB
On-board graphics card OpenGL version	4.5
On-board graphics card base frequency	350 MHz
On-board graphics card DirectX version	12.0
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)	1100 MHz
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)	3
Microphone in	No
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity	0
Chassis type	SFF
Product color	Black
Placement supported	Horizontal/Vertical
Product type	PC
Motherboard chipset	Intel® H370
HP segment	Business
Ethernet LAN data rates	10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
Power supply	180 W
Scalability	1S
Processor ARK ID	134895
Processor package size	37.5 x 37.5 mm
Supported instruction sets	AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Thermal solution specification	PCG 2015C

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	296 mm
Width	95 mm
Height	270 mm
Weight	4200 g