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Updating the BIOS .............................................................................................................................................. 100

Determining the BIOS version ......................................................................................................... 100

Downloading a BIOS update ............................................................................................................ 101

11 HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) ............................................................................................................ 102

Downloading HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) to a USB device .................................................................. 102

12 Backup and recovery in Windows 7 ............................................................................................................ 104

Creating recovery media and backups .............................................................................................................. 104

Guidelines ........................................................................................................................................ 104

Creating recovery media with HP Recovery Disc Creator ............................................................... 104

Creating recovery media ............................................................................................... 105

Backing up your information .......................................................................................................... 105

Performing a system recovery .......................................................................................................................... 106

Using the Windows recovery tools .................................................................................................. 106

Using f11 recovery tools (select models only) ............................................................................... 107

Using Windows 7 operating system media ..................................................................................... 107

13 Backup and recovery in Windows 8.1 ......................................................................................................... 109

Backing up your information ............................................................................................................................. 109

Performing a system recovery .......................................................................................................................... 109

Using the Windows recovery tools .................................................................................................. 109

Using f11 recovery tools ................................................................................................................. 110

Using Windows operating system media (purchased separately) ................................................. 111

Using Windows Refresh or Windows Reset .................................................................................... 111

Using HP Software Setup ................................................................................................................ 111

14 Backup and recovery in Windows 10 .......................................................................................................... 112

Creating recovery media and backups .............................................................................................................. 112

Creating HP Recovery media (select products only) ....................................................................... 112

Using Windows tools ......................................................................................................................................... 113

Restore and recovery ......................................................................................................................................... 114

Recovering using HP Recovery Manager ........................................................................................ 114

What you need to know before you get started ........................................................... 114

Using the HP Recovery partition (select products only) .............................................. 115

Using HP Recovery media to recover ............................................................................ 115

Changing the computer boot order .............................................................................. 116

Removing the HP Recovery partition (select products only) ....................................... 116

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HP ProBook 470 G3 Specifications

General

Tcase	- °C
Bus type	QPI
Stepping	D1
Tjunction	100 °C
Processor cache	3 MB
Processor cores	2
Processor model	i5-6200U
System bus rate	4 GT/s
Processor family	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor series	Intel Core i5-6200 series
Processor socket	LGA 1356 (Socket B2)
Processor threads	4
Processor codename	Skylake
Configurable TDP-up	25 W
Number of QPI links	-
Processor frequency	2.3 GHz
Processor cache type	Smart Cache
Configurable TDP-down	7.5 W
Processor lithography	14 nm
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Processor front side bus	- MHz
PCI Express slots version	3.0
Processor boost frequency	2.8 GHz
Processor operating modes	64-bit
ECC supported by processor	No
PCI Express configurations	1x4, 4x1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 W
Configurable TDP-up frequency	2.4 GHz
Configurable TDP-down frequency	0.8 GHz
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes	12
On-board graphics card ID	1916
Discrete graphics card model	AMD Radeon R7 M340
On-board graphics card model	Intel® HD Graphics 520
Discrete graphics card memory	2 GB
Discrete graphics memory type	GDDR3
Graphics card Open GL support	Yes
On-board graphics card family	Intel® HD Graphics
Maximum on-board graphics card memory	1.74 GB
On-board graphics card OpenGL version	4.4
On-board graphics card base frequency	300 MHz
On-board graphics card DirectX version	12.0
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)	1000 MHz
Processor code	SR2EY
Processor ARK ID	88193
Processor package size	42 X 24 mm
CPU configuration (max)	1
Supported instruction sets	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX 2.0
Intel Smart Response Technology version	1.00
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) version	0.00
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR
Intel segment tagging	Enterprise, Professional
Password protection type	BIOS
AC adapter power	65 W
Battery capacity	44 Wh
Pointing device	Touchpad
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.
Thunderbolt ports quantity	0
Wi-Fi standards	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Bluetooth version	4.0
Top Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Ethernet LAN data rates	10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
HDD speed	5400 RPM
HDD interface	SATA
Storage media	HDD
Optical drive type	DVD Super Multi DL
Total storage capacity	1000 GB
Compatible memory cards	SD, SDHC, SDXC
Display diagonal	17.3 \
Native aspect ratio	16:9
Memory slots	2x SO-DIMM
Internal memory	8 GB
Memory clock speed	2133 MHz
Memory form factor	SO-DIMM
Internal memory type	DDR4-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	16 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)	1 x 8 GB
Form factor	Clamshell
Product type	Laptop
Product color	Silver
Country of origin	China
HP segment	Business
HP Security tools	HP Client Security, HP BIOS Protection
HP Software provided	HP Drive Encryption, HP Security Manager, HP SoftPaq Download Manager, HP Connection Manager, HP GPS and Location