Performing a system recovery .......................................................................................................................... 112
Using the Windows recovery tools ................................................................................................. 112
Using f11 recovery tools ................................................................................................................. 113
Using Windows operating system media (purchased separately) ................................................ 114
Using Windows Refresh or Windows Reset .................................................................................... 114
Using HP Software Setup ................................................................................................................ 114
11 Backup and recovery in Windows 7 ............................................................................................................ 115
Creating recovery media and backups .............................................................................................................. 115
Guidelines ........................................................................................................................................ 115
Creating recovery media with HP Recovery Disc Creator ............................................................... 115
Creating recovery media .............................................................................................. 116
Backing up your information .......................................................................................................... 116
Performing a system recovery .......................................................................................................................... 117
Using the Windows recovery tools ................................................................................................. 117
Using f11 recovery tools (select models only) ............................................................................... 118
Using Windows 7 operating system media .................................................................................... 118
12 Backup and Recovery in Ubuntu Linux ........................................................................................................ 120
Creating backups ............................................................................................................................................... 120
Backing up your information ............................................................................................................................. 120
Performing a system recovery .......................................................................................................................... 121
USB Recovery option (select models only) ....................................................................................................... 121
Remove everything and reinstall Ubuntu ......................................................................................................... 122
13 Specifications .......................................................................................................................................... 124
Computer specifications .................................................................................................................................... 124
35.6-cm (14.0-in) display specifications .......................................................................................................... 125
Hard drive specifications ................................................................................................................................... 126
Solid-state drive specifications ........................................................................................................................ 127
DVD±RW SuperMulti DL Drive specifications .................................................................................................... 128
Blu-ray ROM DVD±RW SuperMulti DL Drive ...................................................................................................... 129
DVD-ROM drive .................................................................................................................................................. 129
Specification information in Device Manager ................................................................................................... 130
14 Statement of Volatility ............................................................................................................................ 131
Non-volatile memory usage ............................................................................................................................. 133
Questions and answers ..................................................................................................................................... 135
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