Restoring and recovering using Windows tools ............................................................................. 119
Using Reset when the system is not responding ......................................................... 120
Recovery using the Windows recovery USB ash drive ............................................... 120
Recovery using Windows operating system media (purchased separately) ............... 121
Backing up, restoring, and recovering in Windows 7 ........................................................................................ 121
Creating recovery media ................................................................................................................. 122
Creating recovery media using HP Recovery Manager (select models only) ............... 122
Creating recovery discs with HP Recovery Disc Creator (select models only) ............. 123
Creating recovery discs .............................................................................. 123
Backing up your information ........................................................................................ 124
System Restore ............................................................................................................................... 124
System Recovery ............................................................................................................................. 125
System Recovery when Windows is responding .......................................................... 125
System Recovery when Windows is not responding .................................................... 126
System Recovery using recovery media (select models only) ..................................... 126
Using HP Recovery Disc operating system discs (select models only) ........................ 127
Appendix A Battery replacement ................................................................................................................... 129
Appendix B Statement of Volatility ................................................................................................................ 132
Appendix C Power cord set requirements ........................................................................................................ 133
General requirements ........................................................................................................................................ 133
Japanese power cord requirements .................................................................................................................. 133
Country-specic requirements .......................................................................................................................... 134
Appendix D Specications ............................................................................................................................. 135
Index ........................................................................................................................................................... 136
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