What you need to know before you get started ................................................. 97
Using the HP Recovery partition (select products only) .................................... 98
Using HP Recovery media to recover .................................................................... 98
Changing the computer boot order ....................................................................... 98
Removing the HP Recovery partition (select products only) ............................ 98
Backing up, restoring, and recovering in Windows 7 ........................................................................................................ 99
Creating recovery media .................................................................................................................................. 99
Creating recovery media using HP Recovery Manager (select models only) ................... 100
Creating recovery discs with HP Recovery Disc Creator (select models only) .................. 101
Creating recovery discs ......................................................................................... 101
Backing up your information .................................................................................................... 101
System Restore ............................................................................................................................................... 102
System Recovery ............................................................................................................................................. 102
System Recovery when Windows is responding ................................................................... 103
System Recovery when Windows is not responding ............................................................ 103
System Recovery using recovery media (select models only) ............................................ 104
Using HP Recovery Disc operating system discs (select models only) .............................. 104
Appendix A Battery replacement .......................................................................................................................................................... 106
Appendix B Power Cord Set Requirements ......................................................................................................................................... 109
General Requirements ........................................................................................................................................................ 109
Japanese Power Cord Requirements ............................................................................................................................... 109
Country-Specic Requirements ........................................................................................................................................ 110
Appendix C Statement of Volatility ....................................................................................................................................................... 111
Appendix D Specications ...................................................................................................................................................................... 113
MT Specications ................................................................................................................................................................. 113
Index ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 114
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