Diagnostics menu .................................................................................................... 97
6 Specifications ................................................................................................................. 98
Computer specifications .......................................................................................................... 98
17.3-inch, HD+ flush glass AntiGlare display specifications ........................................................ 99
17.3-inch, HD+ BrightView display specifications .................................................................... 100
Hard drive specifications ...................................................................................................... 101
Blu-ray ROM with LightScribe DVD±R/RW SuperMulti DL Drive ................................................. 102
DVD±RW and CD-RW SuperMulti Double-Layer Combo Drive with LightScribe specifications ........ 103
System DMA specifications .................................................................................................... 103
System interrupt specifications UMA ....................................................................................... 105
System interrupt specifications (discrete) .................................................................................. 106
System interrupt specifications (switchable graphics) ................................................................. 107
System I/O address specifications .......................................................................................... 108
System memory map specifications ......................................................................................... 110
7 Backup and recovery .................................................................................................... 111
Creating recovery discs ........................................................................................................ 112
Backing up your information .................................................................................................. 113
Using Windows Backup and Restore ....................................................................... 114
Using system restore points ..................................................................................... 114
When to create restore points .................................................................. 114
Create a system restore point ................................................................... 114
Restore to a previous date and time .......................................................... 115
Performing a recovery .......................................................................................................... 115
Recovering from the recovery discs .......................................................................... 115
Recovering from the dedicated recovery partition (select models only) ......................... 115
8 Connector pin assignments ........................................................................................... 117
Audio-in (microphone) .......................................................................................................... 117
Audio-out (headphone) ......................................................................................................... 117
External monitor ................................................................................................................... 118
HDMI ................................................................................................................................. 119
RJ-45 (network) .................................................................................................................... 120
Universal Serial Bus .............................................................................................................. 120
9 Power cord set requirements ........................................................................................ 121
Requirements for all countries or regions ................................................................................. 121
Requirements for specific countries or regions .......................................................................... 122
10 Recycling .................................................................................................................... 123
Battery ................................................................................................................................ 123
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