HP Compaq 15 User Manual

Downloading a BIOS update .............................................................................................................. 83
Using Advanced System Diagnostics .................................................................................................................. 83
8 Specifications ............................................................................................................................................. 85
Computer specifications ...................................................................................................................................... 85
39.6-cm (15.6-in) display specifications ............................................................................................................ 86
Hard drive specifications ..................................................................................................................................... 87
DVD±RW SuperMulti DL Drive specifications ...................................................................................................... 88
9 Backing up, restoring, and recovering in Windows 8 ....................................................................................... 89
Creating recovery media and backups ................................................................................................................ 89
Creating HP Recovery media ............................................................................................................. 89
Restore and recovery .......................................................................................................................................... 90
Recovering using HP Recovery Manager .......................................................................................... 91
What you need to know .................................................................................................. 91
Using the HP Recovery partition (select models only) .................................................. 91
Using HP Recovery media to recover ............................................................................. 92
Changing the computer boot order ................................................................................ 92
Removing the HP Recovery partition ................................................................................................ 92
10 Backing up, restoring, and recovering in Windows 7 ..................................................................................... 93
Creating backups ................................................................................................................................................. 93
Creating recovery media to recover the original system ................................................................. 93
What you need to know .................................................................................................. 93
Creating the recovery media ........................................................................ 94
Creating system restore points ........................................................................................................ 94
What you need to know .................................................................................................. 94
Creating a system restore point ..................................................................................... 94
Backing up system and personal information .................................................................................. 94
Tips for a successful backup ........................................................................................... 95
What you need to know .................................................................................................. 95
Creating a backup using Windows Backup and Restore ................................................ 95
Restore and recovery .......................................................................................................................................... 96
Restoring to a previous system restore point .................................................................................. 96
Restoring specific files ...................................................................................................................... 96
Restoring specific files using Windows Backup and Restore ......................................... 96
Recovering the original system using HP Recovery Manager .......................................................... 96
What you need to know .................................................................................................. 96
Recovering using HP Recovery partition (select models only) ...................................... 97
Recovering using the recovery media ............................................................................ 97
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HP Compaq 15 Specifications

General

Form factor	Clamshell
Product type	Laptop
Product color	Black, Grey
Country of origin	China
Processor cache	1 MB
Processor cores	2
Processor family	AMD E
Processor frequency	1.35 GHz
Processor cache type	L2
Processor manufacturer	AMD
Motherboard chipset	-
Internal memory	8 GB
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz
Internal memory type	DDR3L-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	- GB
Memory layout (slots x size)	1 x 8 GB
HDD speed	5400 RPM
HDD interface	SATA
Storage media	HDD
Optical drive type	DVD Super Multi
Card reader integrated	Yes
Total storage capacity	1000 GB
Number of HDDs installed	1
Display surface	Gloss
Display diagonal	15.6 \
Display resolution	1366 x 768 pixels
Native aspect ratio	16:9
Discrete graphics card model	Not available
On-board graphics card model	AMD Radeon R2
Wi-Fi standards	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Ethernet LAN data rates	10, 100 Mbit/s
Charging port type	DC-in jack
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.
CardBus PCMCIA slots quantity	0
Operating system installed	Windows 8.1
Operating system architecture	64-bit
Battery capacity	41 Wh
Battery life (max)	- h
Number of battery cells	4
Cable lock slot type	Kensington
Sustainability certificates	EPEAT Silver, ENERGY STAR

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	260 mm
Width	378 mm
Height	25 mm
Weight	2230 g