Diagnostics menu .................................................................................................... 99
6 Specifications ............................................................................................................... 100
Computer specifications ........................................................................................................ 100
17.3-inch, HD+ flush glass AntiGlare display specifications ...................................................... 101
17.3-inch, HD+ BrightView display specifications .................................................................... 102
Hard drive specifications ...................................................................................................... 103
Blu-ray ROM with LightScribe DVD±R/RW SuperMulti DL Drive ................................................. 104
DVD±RW and CD-RW SuperMulti Double-Layer Combo Drive with LightScribe specifications ........ 105
System DMA specifications .................................................................................................... 106
System interrupt specifications (discrete) .................................................................................. 106
System interrupt specifications (switchable graphics) ................................................................. 107
System interrupt specifications (UMA) ..................................................................................... 108
System I/O address specifications .......................................................................................... 109
System memory map specifications ......................................................................................... 111
7 Backup and recovery .................................................................................................... 112
Creating recovery discs ........................................................................................................ 113
Backing up your information .................................................................................................. 114
Using Windows Backup and Restore ....................................................................... 115
Using system restore points ..................................................................................... 115
When to create restore points .................................................................. 115
Create a system restore point ................................................................... 115
Restore to a previous date and time .......................................................... 116
Performing a recovery .......................................................................................................... 116
Recovering from the recovery discs .......................................................................... 116
Recovering from the dedicated recovery partition (select models only) ......................... 117
8 Connector pin assignments ........................................................................................... 118
Audio-in (microphone) .......................................................................................................... 118
Audio-out (headphone) ......................................................................................................... 118
External monitor ................................................................................................................... 119
HDMI ................................................................................................................................. 120
RJ-45 (network) .................................................................................................................... 121
Universal Serial Bus .............................................................................................................. 121
9 Power cord set requirements ........................................................................................ 122
Requirements for all countries or regions ................................................................................. 122
Requirements for specific countries or regions .......................................................................... 123
10 Recycling .................................................................................................................... 124
Battery ................................................................................................................................ 124
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