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HP Notebook Hard Drives & Solid State Drives Identifying, Preventing, Diagnosing and Recovering from Drive Failures Care and Mai - Page 1
... Recovering from Drive Failures 2 Introduction ...2 Symptoms of Hard Drive (HDD) Performance Issues 2 Hard Drive / Solid State Drive Troubleshooting Flowchart 4 Hard Drive & Solid State Drive Diagnostics 5 Advanced Diagnostics - Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI 5 HP 3D Drive Guard ...5 Firmware & Product Updates ...6 Intel Matrix Storage Technology driver 6 Installing SATA drivers...
HP Notebook Hard Drives & Solid State Drives Identifying, Preventing, Diagnosing and Recovering from Drive Failures Care and Mai - Page 2
... reading or writing data)
Shock events may cause different error messages to be displayed such as "Non-system disk" or "No boot device".
Software issues Some hard drive performance problems appear to mimic hard drive failure, but may actually be caused by software issues. These software issues include (but are not limited to): File corruption File fragmentation...
HP Notebook Hard Drives & Solid State Drives Identifying, Preventing, Diagnosing and Recovering from Drive Failures Care and Mai - Page 4
...
contact customer
YES
support for
replacement
Is drive recognized by the Diagnostics?
YES
Does the drive fail the Diagnostic test?
NO
Extensive/Long Diagnostic Test will run
YES
Does the drive fail the
Diagnostic test?
NO
Verify Intel Matrix Storage and 3D Drive Guard drivers are installed on
image and latest firmware for product model installed
Drive does not need to...
HP Notebook Hard Drives & Solid State Drives Identifying, Preventing, Diagnosing and Recovering from Drive Failures Care and Mai - Page 5
.../en/support.html to download the latest BIOS for your product. See the UEFI section below to install the more advanced diagnostics.
Advanced Diagnostics - Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)
The HP System Diagnostics UEFI or HP UEFI Support Environment downloads provide more advanced diagnostic tests, which can be installed to a USB key. Go to your product Software & Drivers download page...
HP Notebook Hard Drives & Solid State Drives Identifying, Preventing, Diagnosing and Recovering from Drive Failures Care and Mai - Page 6
... Serial ATA hard disk drives. Updates to the Intel Matrix Storage Manager driver are released to address known issues. The latest device driver versions address multiple known issues that could affect hard disk drive performance and reliability. To download the latest version of the Intel Matrix Storage Technology driver: http://www8.hp.com/us/en/support-drivers.html
Installing SATA drivers
SATA...
HP Notebook Hard Drives & Solid State Drives Identifying, Preventing, Diagnosing and Recovering from Drive Failures Care and Mai - Page 7
... is important to have the latest BIOS, firmware, and driver enhancements for your computer. Check www.hp.com for the latest releases.
Install and maintain a virus protection program to prevent failures due to viruses. Whenever possible, adjust the power management settings (power schemes) in the Control Panel to
permit the hard drive to turn off when it is unused...
User Guide - Windows 7 - Page 2
... may not be available on your computer.
To obtain the latest information in this guide, contact support. For U.S. support, go to http://www.hp.com/go/contactHP. For worldwide support, go to http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/ wwcontact_us.html.
Software terms
By installing, copying, downloading, or otherwise using any software product preinstalled on this computer, you agree to be bound by...
User Guide - Windows 7 - Page 7
... Connecting a powered USB device 47 Inserting and removing a digital storage card 48 Using an optional external optical drive 49 Inserting an optical disc ...50 Removing an optical disc 50 Sharing drives on the network 51
8 Maintaining your computer ...52 Improving performance ...52 Handling drives ...52 Using Disk Defragmenter 53 Using Disk Cleanup ...53 Updating programs and drivers ...54...
User Guide - Windows 7 - Page 8
... Windows security updates 61 Installing HP and third-party software updates 61
Securing your wireless network ...62 Backing up your software applications and information 62 Using an optional security cable lock 62
10 Using Setup Utility (BIOS) and System Diagnostics 63 Starting Setup Utility (BIOS) ...63 Updating the BIOS ...63 Determining the BIOS version 64 Downloading a BIOS update...
User Guide - Windows 7 - Page 54
... do not have to wait while updates are downloaded. ▲ To enable this feature or manually adjust the settings, select Start > All Programs > Intel >
Intel Smart Connect Technology. For additional information and a list of supported applications, see the software Help.
Shutting down the computer
CAUTION: Unsaved information is lost when the computer shuts down. The Shut down command...
User Guide - Windows 7 - Page 67
... tasks:
● Setting up Internet and antivirus security.
● Backing up and recovering files.
● Managing passwords, user accounts, and parental controls.
● Maintaining your computer and installing the latest HP and Windows updates.
To open HP Security Assistant, select Start > All Programs > Security and Protection > HP Security Assistant.
Locating your security software 57
User Guide - Windows 7 - Page 71
...9679; Obtain updates to Windows and other Microsoft programs, as they are released, from the
Microsoft website and through the updates link in Help and Support.
Installing HP and third-party software updates
HP recommends that you regularly update the software and drivers that were originally installed on your computer. To download the latest versions, go to the HP website. For U.S. support, go to...
User Guide - Windows 7 - Page 75
... installing any software updates, especially system BIOS updates. BIOS installation procedures vary. Follow any instructions that are displayed on the screen after the download is complete. If no instructions are displayed, follow these steps: 1. Open Windows Explorer by selecting Start > Computer. 2. Double-click your hard drive designation. The hard drive designation is typically Local Disk...
User Guide - Windows 7 - Page 78
.... 3. Follow the on-screen instructions to continue. To recover, see Recovering the original system using HP Recovery Manager on page 71.
Creating system restore points
A system restore point is a snapshot of certain hard drive contents saved by Windows System Restore at a specific time. A restore point contains information such as registry settings that Windows uses. Restoring to a previous...
User Guide - Windows 7 - Page 81
...screen instructions to restore your backup.
NOTE: Windows includes the User Account Control feature to improve the security of the computer. You may be prompted for your permission or password for tasks such as installing software, running utilities, or changing Windows settings. See Help and Support for more information.
Recovering the original system using HP Recovery Manager
HP Recovery Manager...
User Guide - Windows 7 - Page 82
... Recovery in the HP Recovery Manager window. 3. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Recovering using the recovery media
1. If possible, back up all personal files. 2. Insert the first recovery disc into the optional external optical drive, and then restart the
computer. - or - Insert the recovery flash drive into a USB port on your computer, and then restart the computer. NOTE: If the computer...
User Guide - Windows 7 - Page 90
... the computer still cannot make a connection to a WLAN, restart the wireless router. For details, see the router manufacturer's instructions.
Network status icon is not displayed
If the network status icon is not displayed in the notification area after you configure the WLAN, the software driver is either missing or corrupted. A Windows "Device not Found" error message may also be displayed. The...
User Guide - Windows 7 - Page 94
...16 checking audio functions 26 cleaning your computer 55 components
bottom 15 display 9 left side 7 rear 8 right side 5 top 10 configuring audio for HDMI 27 connecting to a WLAN 21 connector, power 6 conservation, power 42 corporate WLAN connection 21 critical battery level 42
D deleted files
restoring 71
digital card inserting 48
Disk Cleanup software 53 Disk Defragmenter software 53 drive media...
User Guide - Windows 7 - Page 95
... identifying 7 security, wireless 20 serial number 16 serial number, computer 16 service labels
locating 16 setting password protection on
wakeup 39 setup of WLAN 20 Setup Utility (BIOS) passwords
58 shipping the computer 56 shutdown 44 Sleep
exiting 38 initiating 38 slots security cable 7 software Disk Cleanup 53 Disk Defragmenter 53 HP Connection Manager 18 software updates, installing 61
Index...
User Guide - Windows 7 - Page 96
... audio functions 80 disc drive 77 low battery level 81 power management 80 wireless connection 77 Troubleshooting and support 76 turning off the computer 44
U unresponsive system 44 USB 3.0 port, identifying 7, 24 USB cable, connecting 46 USB devices
connecting 46 description 45 removing 46 USB hubs 45 USB ports, identifying 6, 24 using external AC power 43 using passwords 58 using the power...