HP Pavilion 15 User Manual

To start HP Recovery Manager from the HP Recovery partition:
IMPORTANT: For tablets, connect to the keyboard dock before beginning these steps (select
models only).
1. Press f11 while the computer boots.
– or –
Press and hold f11 as you press the power button.
2. Select Troubleshoot from the boot options menu.
3. Select Recovery Manager, and then follow the on-screen instructions.
Using HP Recovery media to recover
You can use HP Recovery media to recover the original system. This method can be used if your
system does not have an HP Recovery partition or if the hard drive is not working properly.
1. If possible, back up all personal files.
2. Insert the HP Recovery media that you created, and then restart the computer.
NOTE: If the computer does not automatically restart in HP Recovery Manager, change the
computer boot order. See
Changing the computer boot order on page 139.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Changing the computer boot order
If computer does not restart in HP Recovery Manager, you can change the computer boot order,
which is the order of devices listed in BIOS where the computer looks for startup information. You can
change the selection for an optical drive or a USB flash drive.
To change the boot order:
1. Insert the HP Recovery media you created.
2. Restart the computer, quickly press esc, and then press f9 for boot options.
3. Select the optical drive or USB flash drive you want to boot from.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Removing the HP Recovery partition (select models only)
HP Recovery Manager software allows you to remove the HP Recovery partition to free up hard drive
space.
IMPORTANT: After you remove the HP Recovery partition, you can no longer use the Windows
Refresh option or the Windows option to remove everything and reinstall Windows. In addition, you
will not be able to perform System Recovery or Minimized Image Recovery from the HP Recovery
partition. So before you remove the Recovery partition, create HP Recovery media; see
Creating HP
Recovery media on page 136.
Follow these steps to remove the HP Recovery partition:
1. From the Start screen, type recovery, and then select HP Recovery Manager.
2. Select Remove Recovery Partition, and then follow the on-screen instructions.
Restore and recovery 139

HP Pavilion 15 Specifications

General

Form factor	Clamshell
Product type	Laptop
Product color	Black
Country of origin	China
Bus type	DMI2
Stepping	C0
Tjunction	100 °C
Processor cache	3 MB
Processor cores	2
Processor model	i5-4200U
System bus rate	- GT/s
Processor family	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor series	Intel Core i5-4200 Mobile series
Processor socket	BGA 1168
Processor threads	4
Processor codename	Haswell
Processor frequency	1.6 GHz
Processor cache type	Smart Cache
Processor lithography	22 nm
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Processor front side bus	- MHz
PCI Express slots version	2.0
Processor boost frequency	2.6 GHz
Processor operating modes	64-bit
ECC supported by processor	No
PCI Express configurations	1x4, 2x4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 W
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes	12
Accelerometer	Yes
Motherboard chipset	-
Memory slots	2x SO-DIMM
Internal memory	4 GB
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz
Internal memory type	DDR3L-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	- GB
Memory layout (slots x size)	1 x 4 GB
HDD speed	5400 RPM
HDD interface	SATA
Storage media	HDD
Optical drive type	DVD Super Multi
Total storage capacity	500 GB
Compatible memory cards	SD
Number of HDDs installed	1
HD type	Not supported
Display surface	Gloss
Display diagonal	15.6 \
Display resolution	1366 x 768 pixels
Native aspect ratio	16:9
On-board graphics card ID	0xA16
Discrete graphics card model	AMD Radeon HD 8670M
On-board graphics card model	Intel® HD Graphics 4400
Discrete graphics memory type	GDDR3
On-board graphics card family	Intel® HD Graphics
Maximum on-board graphics card memory	1.74 GB
On-board graphics card base frequency	200 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)	1000 MHz
Audio system	DTS Sound+
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.
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0
Pointing device	Touchpad
Operating system installed	Ubuntu Linux
Processor code	SR170
Processor ARK ID	75459
Intel TSX-NI version	0.00
Processor package size	40 x 24 x 1.5 mm
Intel ME Firmware Version	9.5
Supported instruction sets	AVX 2.0
Intel Smart Connect Technology version	1.00
Battery life (max)	- h
AC adapter power	65 W

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	258 mm
Width	385.6 mm
Height	22.6 mm
Weight	2330 g