HP Pavilion dv6500 User Manual

Phillips PM2.5×7.0 screw ..................................................................................................... 103
Phillips PM2.5×5.0 screw ..................................................................................................... 106
Phillips PM2.5×2.0 screw ..................................................................................................... 108
Phillips PM2.5×4.0 screw ..................................................................................................... 109
Hex HM5.0×9.0 standoff ..................................................................................................... 111
Phillips PM2.0×2.0 screw ..................................................................................................... 112
Phillips PM2.5×5.0 captive screw .......................................................................................... 113
Phillips 2.5×4.0 captive screw ............................................................................................... 114
8 Backup and Recovery
Recovering system information ............................................................................................... 115
Backing up your information ................................................................................... 115
When to back up ................................................................................... 115
Back up suggestions ............................................................................... 116
Using system restore points ..................................................................................... 116
When to create restore points .................................................................. 116
Create a system restore point ................................................................... 116
Restore to a previous date and time .......................................................... 117
Creating recovery discs ......................................................................................... 117
Reinstalling software programs and drivers ............................................................... 118
Reinstalling preinstalled programs and drivers ........................................... 118
Reinstalling programs from discs .............................................................. 118
Performing a recovery ........................................................................................... 119
Recovering from the recovery discs ........................................................... 119
Recovering from the partition on the hard drive .......................................... 119
Deleting the recovery partition on the hard drive ....................................................... 120
Updating reinstalled software ................................................................................. 120
9 Connector pin assignments
Audio-in (microphone) .......................................................................................................... 121
Audio-out (headphone) ......................................................................................................... 121
External monitor ................................................................................................................... 122
RJ-11 (modem) ..................................................................................................................... 123
RJ-45 (network) .................................................................................................................... 123
S-Video-out .......................................................................................................................... 124
Universal Serial Bus .............................................................................................................. 124
10 Power cord set requirements
Requirements for all countries or regions ................................................................................. 125
Requirements for specific countries or regions .......................................................................... 126
11 Recycling
Battery ................................................................................................................................ 127
Display ............................................................................................................................... 127
Index ............................................................................................................................... 133
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HP Pavilion dv6500 Specifications

General

Processor	Intel Core 2 Duo
Native Resolution	1280 x 800
Battery	6-cell Lithium-Ion
RAM	2 GB - 4 GB
Display	15.4-inch
Graphics	NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
Operating System	Windows Vista
Optical Drive	DVD±RW
Wireless	802.11a/b/g
Battery Life	Up to 3 hours
Storage	80 GB - 250 GB SATA HDD
Weight	Starting at 5.9 lbs