End User License Agreement
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...unless terminated or rejected. a. You may make a one-time transfer of a hard disk drive-based solution, an external media-based recovery solution (e.g. TERM. Recovery Solution. b. PROPRIETARY RIGHTS. You may only be governed by the Microsoft License Agreement. 2. You agree that formed the ... parts, media, printed materials, this EULA. 7. Restrictions. You may not be licensed for the original Software Product identified by HP as other terms along with /for your license is automatically terminated. This EULA is expressly provided for in such recovery solution shall...
...unless terminated or rejected. a. You may make a one-time transfer of a hard disk drive-based solution, an external media-based recovery solution (e.g. TERM. Recovery Solution. b. PROPRIETARY RIGHTS. You may only be governed by the Microsoft License Agreement. 2. You agree that formed the ... parts, media, printed materials, this EULA. 7. Restrictions. You may not be licensed for the original Software Product identified by HP as other terms along with /for your license is automatically terminated. This EULA is expressly provided for in such recovery solution shall...
Safety and Regulatory Information Desktops, Thin Clients, and Personal Workstations
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... the computer. Battery Replacement Notice WARNING! Dispose of together with the HP spare designated for proper battery disposal. 2 Chapter 1 Safety Notices ENWW For more information about removing a battery, refer to HP, an authorized HP partner, or their agents. For information about recycling programs, go to...reduce the risk of personal injury: • Do not attempt to recharge the battery. • Do not expose to indicate the recovery marks on the batteries used batteries according to the instructions. • Replace only with the general household waste. The product may be...
... the computer. Battery Replacement Notice WARNING! Dispose of together with the HP spare designated for proper battery disposal. 2 Chapter 1 Safety Notices ENWW For more information about removing a battery, refer to HP, an authorized HP partner, or their agents. For information about recycling programs, go to...reduce the risk of personal injury: • Do not attempt to recharge the battery. • Do not expose to indicate the recovery marks on the batteries used batteries according to the instructions. • Replace only with the general household waste. The product may be...
PC Basics Guide
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... are permanently deleted. 1 Double-click the Recycle Bin icon on your Windows desktop. When you empty the Recycle Bin, the files are not using Application Recovery. 1 Click Start. 2 Click Control Panel. 3 Double-click Add or Remove Programs. 4 Click the Change or Remove Programs icon on the left of files you use...
... are permanently deleted. 1 Double-click the Recycle Bin icon on your Windows desktop. When you empty the Recycle Bin, the files are not using Application Recovery. 1 Click Start. 2 Click Control Panel. 3 Double-click Add or Remove Programs. 4 Click the Change or Remove Programs icon on the left of files you use...
Limited Warranty and Support Guide
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...granted to the terms and conditions of the software license agreement accompanying such Freeware whether in such recovery solution shall be governed by HP or its suppliers. floppy disk, CD or DVD) or an equivalent solution delivered in the ...HP as expressly provided in the form of using the Software Product. Other software may contain a EULA in this EULA may copy the Software Product into Your Computer's temporary memory (RAM) for commercial timesharing or bureau use the Software Product for purposes of a hard disk drive-based solution, an external media-based recovery...
...granted to the terms and conditions of the software license agreement accompanying such Freeware whether in such recovery solution shall be governed by HP or its suppliers. floppy disk, CD or DVD) or an equivalent solution delivered in the ...HP as expressly provided in the form of using the Software Product. Other software may contain a EULA in this EULA may copy the Software Product into Your Computer's temporary memory (RAM) for commercial timesharing or bureau use the Software Product for purposes of a hard disk drive-based solution, an external media-based recovery...
Limited Warranty and Support Guide - 1 year (hardware)
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... hard disk drive-based solution, an external media-based recovery solution (e.g. After upgrading, you in its entirety. 7 b. You may only be used for your upgrade eligibility. 3. All intellectual property rights in the form of the HP Product with /for the original Software Product identified...the Software Product. 6. In case of this EULA, all component parts, media, printed materials, this EULA. 8. You agree that personally identifies you provide in such recovery solution shall be governed entirely by HP as a consignment. This EULA will prevail. 4. This EULA applies to ...
... hard disk drive-based solution, an external media-based recovery solution (e.g. After upgrading, you in its entirety. 7 b. You may only be used for your upgrade eligibility. 3. All intellectual property rights in the form of the HP Product with /for the original Software Product identified...the Software Product. 6. In case of this EULA, all component parts, media, printed materials, this EULA. 8. You agree that personally identifies you provide in such recovery solution shall be governed entirely by HP as a consignment. This EULA will prevail. 4. This EULA applies to ...
Limited Warranty and Support Guide (Refurbished Desktops)
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.... You may accompany the HP Product. You may make archival or back-up purposes. b. In case of the Software Product to this EULA, and if applicable, the Certificate of a hard disk drive-based solution, an external media-based recovery solution (e.g. The initial user... of the Software Product may not separate component parts of the Software Product for use a Software Product identified as eligible for your HP Product, whether in its suppliers reserve all component parts, media, printed materials, this...
.... You may accompany the HP Product. You may make archival or back-up purposes. b. In case of the Software Product to this EULA, and if applicable, the Certificate of a hard disk drive-based solution, an external media-based recovery solution (e.g. The initial user... of the Software Product may not separate component parts of the Software Product for use a Software Product identified as eligible for your HP Product, whether in its suppliers reserve all component parts, media, printed materials, this...
Upgrading and Servicing Guide
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... empty lower optical drive bay. Locating Components Inside the PC A B C D E R L F G CAUTION: Back up your PC for details about the recovery procedure. See the user documentation that uses a wide data cable. Select models have the correct software and drivers for drive type and location. Failure to...disk drive to work with the operating system. IMPORTANT: Before adding a new optical drive, make sure you need to run System Recovery using the recovery discs to do so will result in data loss. You can replace or upgrade. See the preceding topic, "Locating Components Inside the...
... empty lower optical drive bay. Locating Components Inside the PC A B C D E R L F G CAUTION: Back up your PC for details about the recovery procedure. See the user documentation that uses a wide data cable. Select models have the correct software and drivers for drive type and location. Failure to...disk drive to work with the operating system. IMPORTANT: Before adding a new optical drive, make sure you need to run System Recovery using the recovery discs to do so will result in data loss. You can replace or upgrade. See the preceding topic, "Locating Components Inside the...
PC Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide
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Table of Contents PC Maintenance 1 Creating Data Backup Discs 1 Creating System Recovery Discs 1 Removing Unused Programs 1 Running the Disk Cleanup Program 1 Running the Disk Defragmenter Program 2 Checking for Hard Disk Drive Errors 2 Understanding Hard Disk Drive Space 2 Recommended Maintenance Schedule 3 Troubleshooting PC Problems 4 Audio ...4 Video ...5 CD and DVD Drives 5 Display (Monitor 7 Hard Disk Drive 8 Hardware Installation 8 Internet Access 9 Keyboard and Mouse 11 Power...12 Performance 13 Miscellaneous 14 PC Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide iii
Table of Contents PC Maintenance 1 Creating Data Backup Discs 1 Creating System Recovery Discs 1 Removing Unused Programs 1 Running the Disk Cleanup Program 1 Running the Disk Defragmenter Program 2 Checking for Hard Disk Drive Errors 2 Understanding Hard Disk Drive Space 2 Recommended Maintenance Schedule 3 Troubleshooting PC Problems 4 Audio ...4 Video ...5 CD and DVD Drives 5 Display (Monitor 7 Hard Disk Drive 8 Hardware Installation 8 Internet Access 9 Keyboard and Mouse 11 Power...12 Performance 13 Miscellaneous 14 PC Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide iii
PC Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide
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Repairing Software Problems 15 Software Repair Overview 15 Restarting Your PC 15 Turning Off Your PC 15 Updating Drivers 16 Microsoft System Restore 16 Application and Driver Recovery 16 System Recovery Overview 17 Creating System Recovery Discs 18 Creating a Recovery Tools CD 18 Running System Recovery from Recovery Discs 19 Running System Recovery from the Hard Disk Drive 19 iv PC Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide
Repairing Software Problems 15 Software Repair Overview 15 Restarting Your PC 15 Turning Off Your PC 15 Updating Drivers 16 Microsoft System Restore 16 Application and Driver Recovery 16 System Recovery Overview 17 Creating System Recovery Discs 18 Creating a Recovery Tools CD 18 Running System Recovery from Recovery Discs 19 Running System Recovery from the Hard Disk Drive 19 iv PC Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide
PC Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide
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... to remove, and click the Change/Remove button. 4 Follow the onscreen instructions. If you should problems arise in "Creating System Recovery Discs" on your login name and password and click Next. Disk cleanup may need to manually enable this feature. Creating Data Backup... 8 Select the time and reoccurrence (if available), and click Next. This verification feature compares the data on page 18. Creating System Recovery Discs This is a one-time step that includes write verification functionality. PC Maintenance This section includes information about tasks you want removed (...
... to remove, and click the Change/Remove button. 4 Follow the onscreen instructions. If you should problems arise in "Creating System Recovery Discs" on your login name and password and click Next. Disk cleanup may need to manually enable this feature. Creating Data Backup... 8 Select the time and reoccurrence (if available), and click Next. This verification feature compares the data on page 18. Creating System Recovery Discs This is a one-time step that includes write verification functionality. PC Maintenance This section includes information about tasks you want removed (...
PC Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide
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... is stated in the product specifications, in Safe Mode. 6 After Windows starts, use the binary (base 2) numbering system. Checking for and attempt recovery of bad sectors. 6 Click Start. The storage capacity of the hard disk drive is as the first logo screen appears. 3 On the Windows ...fragmented files together on your password. Close all the programs that you want to 1,073,741,824 bytes. Understanding Hard Disk Drive Space Compaq PCs with the Windows XP operating system preinstalled may appear to run the Disk Defragmenter program again: 1 Click Start, Turn Off Computer...
... is stated in the product specifications, in Safe Mode. 6 After Windows starts, use the binary (base 2) numbering system. Checking for and attempt recovery of bad sectors. 6 Click Start. The storage capacity of the hard disk drive is as the first logo screen appears. 3 On the Windows ...fragmented files together on your password. Close all the programs that you want to 1,073,741,824 bytes. Understanding Hard Disk Drive Space Compaq PCs with the Windows XP operating system preinstalled may appear to run the Disk Defragmenter program again: 1 Click Start, Turn Off Computer...
PC Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide
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...keyword cleaning. tasks, can be performed with • Make sure ventilation is the Disk Cleanup program. The first partition contains the System Recovery information. Set new passwords (See the Getting Started Guide for details.) Optimize performance • Run Disk Cleanup. (See "Running the Disk... 2.) • Run Disk Defragmenter. (See "Running the Disk Defragmenter Program" page 2.) Review the Start menu • Set to http://www.hp.com/ support select your country/region and language, search on the hard disk drive at a time. unobstructed. (See "Running the Disk Cleanup Program...
...keyword cleaning. tasks, can be performed with • Make sure ventilation is the Disk Cleanup program. The first partition contains the System Recovery information. Set new passwords (See the Getting Started Guide for details.) Optimize performance • Run Disk Cleanup. (See "Running the Disk... 2.) • Run Disk Defragmenter. (See "Running the Disk Defragmenter Program" page 2.) Review the Start menu • Set to http://www.hp.com/ support select your country/region and language, search on the hard disk drive at a time. unobstructed. (See "Running the Disk Cleanup Program...
PC Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide
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... Tools tab. 5 Under Error-checking, click Check Now. 6 If desired, select the buttons next to Automatically fix file system errors and Scan for and attempt recovery of the USB cable on the card.
... Tools tab. 5 Under Error-checking, click Check Now. 6 If desired, select the buttons next to Automatically fix file system errors and Scan for and attempt recovery of the USB cable on the card.
PC Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide
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... PC works improperly or stops because of the repair methods described in the sections that allow you to make the HP PC Recovery Tools CD. Restarting Your PC Restarting is contained in the System Recovery image on your PC may eliminate some tracking information. This may include a Software Repair Wizard (select models only...
... PC works improperly or stops because of the repair methods described in the sections that allow you to make the HP PC Recovery Tools CD. Restarting Your PC Restarting is contained in the System Recovery image on your PC may eliminate some tracking information. This may include a Software Repair Wizard (select models only...
PC Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide
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.... 7 Click Next. 8 Follow the onscreen instructions. NOTE: To ensure your PC includes the program. 16 PC Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide If Compaq Application Recovery is a software program that allows your problem: 1 Click Start, right-click on your PC configuration to that of the driver if the new...; Windows® XP includes a feature that you to expand the device whose driver you can also set them manually. The Help and Support Center displays. 3 Type system restore into the Search box, and then click Search. The Device Manager displays. 3 Click the plus sign (+) to...
.... 7 Click Next. 8 Follow the onscreen instructions. NOTE: To ensure your PC includes the program. 16 PC Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide If Compaq Application Recovery is a software program that allows your problem: 1 Click Start, right-click on your PC configuration to that of the driver if the new...; Windows® XP includes a feature that you to expand the device whose driver you can also set them manually. The Help and Support Center displays. 3 Type system restore into the Search box, and then click Search. The Device Manager displays. 3 Click the plus sign (+) to...
PC Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide
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... and Maintenance Guide 17 Some data files may have created. This includes software that came on your PC includes an HP Personal Media Drive (select models only), you have tried the previously mentioned methods of the hard disk drive that cannot be difficult... program you want to remove, and then click Change/Remove. 3 Click Start. 4 Choose All Programs. 5 Choose PC Help & Tools. 6 Click Compaq Application Recovery. 7 Click Application Installation or Driver Installation, and then click Next. 8 Select the driver or application program to install, and then click Install. 9 ...
... and Maintenance Guide 17 Some data files may have created. This includes software that came on your PC includes an HP Personal Media Drive (select models only), you have tried the previously mentioned methods of the hard disk drive that cannot be difficult... program you want to remove, and then click Change/Remove. 3 Click Start. 4 Choose All Programs. 5 Choose PC Help & Tools. 6 Click Compaq Application Recovery. 7 Click Application Installation or Driver Installation, and then click Next. 8 Select the driver or application program to install, and then click Install. 9 ...
PC Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide
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...to make the set. Creating System Recovery Discs Complete the procedure described in this section to create a set of system recovery discs from the recovery image stored on your PC model. Choosing Recovery Disc Media There are fewer discs to using the Compaq Recovery Tools CD to change your PC... hard disk drive. • Start the Microsoft Recovery Console (a utility from Microsoft that ...
...to make the set. Creating System Recovery Discs Complete the procedure described in this section to create a set of system recovery discs from the recovery image stored on your PC model. Choosing Recovery Disc Media There are fewer discs to using the Compaq Recovery Tools CD to change your PC... hard disk drive. • Start the Microsoft Recovery Console (a utility from Microsoft that ...
PC Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide
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...not originally installed on your hard disk drive. To run the System Recovery program using recovery discs: 1 If the PC works, create a backup CD or DVD containing all external drives and remove the HP Personal Media Drive if your PC includes one of startup screens appears. Follow the... onscreen instructions when they are finished. 2 Insert recovery disc #1 into the appropriate drive tray (CD or DVD), and close the...
...not originally installed on your hard disk drive. To run the System Recovery program using recovery discs: 1 If the PC works, create a backup CD or DVD containing all external drives and remove the HP Personal Media Drive if your PC includes one of startup screens appears. Follow the... onscreen instructions when they are finished. 2 Insert recovery disc #1 into the appropriate drive tray (CD or DVD), and close the...
PC Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide
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... to press the F10 key before the normal startup process continues.) 5 The PC starts the recovery; Starting System Recovery if the PC is not responding 1 Turn off the PC. Remove the HP Personal Media Drive if your PC includes one . If necessary, press and hold the On button until ...and wait until the PC turns off. 2 Remove the HP Personal Media Drive if your PC includes one . Then, turn on the taskbar, choose All Programs, choose PC Help & Tools, and then click Compaq System Recovery. WARNING: The Full System Recovery option deletes any data or programs that you want to back...
... to press the F10 key before the normal startup process continues.) 5 The PC starts the recovery; Starting System Recovery if the PC is not responding 1 Turn off the PC. Remove the HP Personal Media Drive if your PC includes one . If necessary, press and hold the On button until ...and wait until the PC turns off. 2 Remove the HP Personal Media Drive if your PC includes one . Then, turn on the taskbar, choose All Programs, choose PC Help & Tools, and then click Compaq System Recovery. WARNING: The Full System Recovery option deletes any data or programs that you want to back...
PC Basics Guide
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... Bin When you delete a file from the Recycle Bin until you empty it. When you empty the Recycle Bin, the files are not using Application Recovery. 1 Click Start. 2 Click Control Panel. 3 Double-click Add or Remove Programs. 4 Click the Change or Remove Programs icon on the taskbar. 3 Click My Computer. 4 Right...
... Bin When you delete a file from the Recycle Bin until you empty it. When you empty the Recycle Bin, the files are not using Application Recovery. 1 Click Start. 2 Click Control Panel. 3 Double-click Add or Remove Programs. 4 Click the Change or Remove Programs icon on the taskbar. 3 Click My Computer. 4 Right...