HP 285 G3 User Manual

What you need to know before you get started ................................................. 98
Using the HP Recovery partition (select products only) .................................... 99
Using HP Recovery media to recover .................................................................... 99
Changing the computer boot order ....................................................................... 99
Removing the HP Recovery partition (select products only) ............................ 99
Backing up, restoring, and recovering in Windows 7 ..................................................................................................... 100
Creating recovery media ................................................................................................................................ 100
Creating recovery media using HP Recovery Manager (select models only) ................... 101
Creating recovery discs with HP Recovery Disc Creator (select models only) .................. 102
Creating recovery discs ......................................................................................... 102
Backing up your information .................................................................................................... 102
System Restore ............................................................................................................................................... 103
System Recovery ............................................................................................................................................. 103
System Recovery when Windows is responding ................................................................... 104
System Recovery when Windows is not responding ............................................................ 104
System Recovery using recovery media (select models only) ............................................ 105
Using HP Recovery Disc operating system discs (select models only) .............................. 105
Appendix A Battery replacement .......................................................................................................................................................... 107
Appendix B Power Cord Set Requirements ......................................................................................................................................... 110
General Requirements ........................................................................................................................................................ 110
Japanese Power Cord Requirements ............................................................................................................................... 110
Country-Specic Requirements ........................................................................................................................................ 111
Appendix C Statement of Volatility ....................................................................................................................................................... 112
Appendix D Specications ...................................................................................................................................................................... 114
MT Specications ................................................................................................................................................................. 114
Index ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 115
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HP 285 G3 Specifications

General

Operating System	Windows 10 Pro 64, Windows 10 Home 64, FreeDOS
Form Factor	Microtower
Processor	AMD A8-9600, AMD A10-9700
Graphics	AMD Radeon R5, R7
Memory	Up to 32 GB DDR4
Storage	1TB HDD, 2TB HDD, 128GB SSD, 256GB SSD, 512GB SSD
Optical Drive	DVD-Writer
Ports	4 x USB 3.1 Gen 1, 4 x USB 2.0, 1 x HDMI, 1 x VGA, 1 x RJ-45, 1 x headphone/microphone combo jack
Power Supply	180 W
Weight	4.52 kg (Weight will vary by configuration.)