Performing a system recovery ............................................................................................................
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Using the dedicated recovery partition ..............................................................................
Restoring using the restore media .....................................................................................
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Changing the computer boot order ....................................................................................
Backing up and recovering your information ......................................................................................
Using Windows Backup and Restore ................................................................................
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Using Windows system restore points ...............................................................................
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When to create restore points ...........................................................................
Create a system restore point ...........................................................................
Restore to a previous date and time .................................................................
11 Setup Utility (BIOS) and System Diagnostics ..........................................................................................
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Using Setup Utility (BIOS) ..................................................................................................................
Starting Setup Utility (BIOS) ..............................................................................................
Changing the language of Setup Utility (BIOS) .................................................................
Navigating and selecting in Setup Utility (BIOS) ................................................................
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Displaying system information ...........................................................................................
Restoring factory settings in Setup Utility (BIOS) ..............................................................
Exiting Setup Utility (BIOS) ................................................................................................
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Updating the BIOS .............................................................................................................
Determining the BIOS version ...........................................................................
Downloading a BIOS update .............................................................................
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BIOS Setup Menu ..............................................................................................................................
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Main menu .........................................................................................................................
Security menu ....................................................................................................................
Diagnostics menu ..............................................................................................................
Using System Diagnostics ..................................................................................................................
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Appendix A Troubleshooting and support ....................................................................................................
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Troubleshooting ..................................................................................................................................
The computer is unable to start up ....................................................................................
The computer screen is blank ............................................................................................
Software is functioning abnormally ....................................................................................
The computer is on but not responding .............................................................................
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The computer is unusually warm .......................................................................................
An external device is not working ......................................................................................
The wireless network connection is not working ................................................................
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Contacting customer support .............................................................................................................
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