HP Presario manual 8

	Advanced menu .................................................................................................................	141
	Tools menu ........................................................................................................................	141
13 Software Updates and Recovery
	Software updates ................................................................................................................................	143
	HP Software Update ..........................................................................................................	143
	Software updates and the HP Web site .............................................................................	144
	Accessing computer information .......................................................................	144
	Downloading a BIOS update .............................................................................	145
	Installing a BIOS update ...................................................................................	146
	Downloading and installing other software .......................................................	147
	System recovery .................................................................................................................................	148
	Safeguarding your information ...........................................................................................	148
	Using System Restore .......................................................................................................	148
	Creating a restore point .....................................................................................	148
	Restoring to a restore point ...............................................................................	149
	Reinstalling applications ....................................................................................................	149
	Reinstalling applications from the hard drive ....................................................	149
	Reinstalling applications from discs ..................................................................	149
	Repairing the operating system .........................................................................................	150
	Reinstalling the operating system ......................................................................................	151
	Back up your system .........................................................................................	151
	Reinstall the operating system ..........................................................................	152
	Reinstalling device drivers and other software ..................................................................	153
	Update reinstalled software ..............................................................................	153
14	Routine Care
	Hardware maintenance ......................................................................................................................	155
	Battery pack .......................................................................................................................	156
	Disposing of a used battery pack ......................................................................................	156
	TouchPad and keyboard ....................................................................................................	157
	Display ...............................................................................................................................	157
	Drives .................................................................................................................................	158
	Using Disk Defragmenter ..................................................................................	158
	Using Disk Cleanup ...........................................................................................	158
	Regular tune-ups ................................................................................................................................	159
	Traveling and shipping .......................................................................................................................	160
15	Troubleshooting
	Quick checklist ....................................................................................................................................	161
	The computer will not start up. ...........................................................................................	161
	The computer screen is blank. ...........................................................................................	162
	The software is functioning abnormally. ............................................................................	162
	The computer is turned on, but is not responding. ............................................................	163
	The computer is extremely warm. .....................................................................................	163
	An external device is not working. .....................................................................................	163
	The computer cannot connect to a wireless local area network (WLAN). ........................	164
	Customer Care ...................................................................................................................................	165
	Preparing to contact Customer Care .................................................................................	165

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