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

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Using the dedicated recovery partition ..............................................................................

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Restoring using the restore media .....................................................................................

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

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Backing up and recovering your information ......................................................................................

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Using Windows Backup and Restore ................................................................................

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Using Windows system restore points ...............................................................................

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When to create restore points ...........................................................................

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Create a system restore point ...........................................................................

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Restore to a previous date and time .................................................................

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11 Setup Utility (BIOS) and System Diagnostics ..........................................................................................

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Using Setup Utility (BIOS) ..................................................................................................................

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Starting Setup Utility (BIOS) ..............................................................................................

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Changing the language of Setup Utility (BIOS) .................................................................

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Navigating and selecting in Setup Utility (BIOS) ................................................................

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Displaying system information ...........................................................................................

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Restoring factory settings in Setup Utility (BIOS) ..............................................................

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Exiting Setup Utility (BIOS) ................................................................................................

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

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

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

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BIOS Setup Menu ..............................................................................................................................

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Main menu .........................................................................................................................

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Security menu ....................................................................................................................

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Diagnostics menu ..............................................................................................................

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Using System Diagnostics ..................................................................................................................

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Appendix A Troubleshooting and support ....................................................................................................

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Troubleshooting ..................................................................................................................................

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The computer is unable to start up ....................................................................................

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The computer screen is blank ............................................................................................

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Software is functioning abnormally ....................................................................................

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The computer is on but not responding .............................................................................

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The computer is unusually warm .......................................................................................

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An external device is not working ......................................................................................

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The wireless network connection is not working ................................................................

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Contacting customer support .............................................................................................................

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