HP M260n - Pavilion Media Center driver and firmware
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HP Pavilion Desktop PCs - (English) WARRANTY & SUPPORT GD PAV US/NA SUM03 5990-5663 - Page 2
... Customer Support Center, it's important to have the following information handy. Please take a moment to write down your product information for future reference.
Product Name: Model Name: Serial Number: Date of Purchase: Operating System Type & Revision:
You may also want to record the following information:
- Applicable error messages
- Additional third-party hardware and/or software installed...
HP Pavilion Desktop PCs - (English) WARRANTY & SUPPORT GD PAV US/NA SUM03 5990-5663 - Page 5
... information and expert assistance. Visit www.hp.com/support to:
download current software and drivers for your product
troubleshoot common printing problems
find user manuals and documentation for your product
When should I contact HP phone service and support?
When your problem cannot be solved through HP online service and support, qualified support specialists are available 24 hours a day...
HP Pavilion Desktop PCs - (English) WARRANTY & SUPPORT GD PAV US/NA SUM03 5990-5663 - Page 7
... the warranty period, HP will replace software media, which does not execute its programming instructions due to such defects.
HP warrants the operation of a network interface card (NIC) only if factory preinstalled by HP, as follows: HP will make sure the correct drivers are installed; HP will make sure that the HP Pavilion recognizes the NIC. NO CONNECTIVITY ISSUES ARE SUPPORTED.
HP does not...
HP Pavilion Desktop PCs - (English) WARRANTY & SUPPORT GD PAV US/NA SUM03 5990-5663 - Page 9
... must reproduce all copyright notices in the original Software on all copies or adaptations. You may not copy the Software onto any public network.
If your computer was shipped with a Recovery CD, (i) the Recovery CD and/or Support Utility software may be used only for restoring the hard disk of the HP computer system with which the Recovery CD originally was provided, and (ii) if...
HP Media Center Desktop PCs - (English) Hardware User Guide - Page 7
... the Optical Drive ...50 Installing a New Optical Drive ...51 Replacing and Adding Drives ...52 Adding Memory ...56 Removing Add-In Cards ...58 Replacing Add-In Cards ...58
Starting My PC ...21
Starting the PC for the First Time ...21 Selecting an ISP ...22 HP Desktop ...23 Enabling TV Out Image ...24 Opening Media Center ...25 Software Programs ...26 Turning Off the PC ...28 Manual Standby...
HP Media Center Desktop PCs - (English) Hardware User Guide - Page 11
... Guide. Upgrading and Servicing information, including information about accessing internal parts of the computer chassis, is in "Upgrading and Servicing." Program Help for many software programs is available within the program. Open the program and click the Help button or select Help from the menu. Record Support information for your PC here. (To open the HP Pavilion Support Information window...
HP Media Center Desktop PCs - (English) Hardware User Guide - Page 34
... an interactive menu. Media Center uses this program. Windows Media Player, from Microsoft, lets you play, save, and organize your music and audio files. Media Center uses this program. HP includes a 30-day trial use of the InterVideo MP3 XPack plug-in for Windows Media Player that allows you to create MP3 format files. RecordNow lets you write (record) audio or data files to...
HP Media Center Desktop PCs - (English) Hardware User Guide - Page 68
... won't work.
Solution
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Be sure that you installed the device drivers that came with the new device. You may need an updated driver for Windows XP. For non-HP peripherals, contact the vendor directly. For HP peripherals, visit the HP Web site. Refer to your Support Guide for details.
The computer (or part of it) doesn't seem to be working.
■...
HP Media Center Desktop PCs - (English) Hardware User Guide - Page 76
..., choose hp pavilion pc tools, and click hp application recovery. The recovery box opens.
Do not skip the last step! You must restart the computer when you are finished recovering applications or drivers.
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3 Click Application
Installation or Driver Installation, and then click Next. application program to install, and then click Install. instructions.
4 Select the driver or
5 Follow...
HP Media Center Desktop PCs - (English) Software User Guide - Page 6
... gaming controllers such as a joystick
■ HP DVD Writer Guide Information about using your DVD Writer drive and the DVD writing software
■ Windows Media Player Help Help files about using and troubleshooting the Windows Media Player program
■ Media Center introduction video Instructional overview of the Media Center program
■ HP Web site http://www.hp.com Technical support...
HP Media Center Desktop PCs - (English) Software User Guide - Page 29
...of days displayed depends on your television service provider. By selecting a program title, a detailed description of the program appears at the bottom of the window.
■ You can have Media Center automatically connect to the Internet and update your Guide. Not all Internet Service Providers support this feature.
■ You can manually update the Guide in the Media Center Settings window at...
HP Media Center Desktop PC - (English) m260n Product Datasheet and Product Specifications - Page 1
...) 512KB
MPEG
MPEG2 for full-motion digital video
Keyboard
Media Center Keyboard with multimedia control
Input Device
USB Optical Scroller Mouse and remote control plus IR receiver (USB)
Diskette Drive
3.5" (1.44MB)
Warranty and Support
Warranty Coverage: Hardware - One-year limited hardware warranty, 24 hours, 7 days a week toll-free phone support; Software - 30 days days replacement of...
HP Media Center PCs - (English) MEDIA CENTER DVD+RW GUIDE NA/CTO SUM03 5990-5771 - Page 32
... the installation instructions that came with the CD.
The PC has various software programs preinstalled that you can use with the DVD Writer/CD Writer drive:
■ Sonic MyDVD
■ RecordNow
■ ArcSoft ShowBiz
■ InterVideo WinDVD
■ RealOne Player
Note: Some programs listed above may not be included with your PC model.
■ Windows Media Player ■ Windows...
HP Media Center PCs - (English) MEDIA CENTER SUPPLEMENT NA SUM03 5990-5719 - Page 15
...:
1 Go to the Web site: http://www.hp.com/cposupport
2 Type your model number into the Search box (for example, Media Center 863n).
3 Click drivers and downloads for your model. Click applications, if it is present.
4 Choose DLA, and then follow the onscreen instructions to download and install the program.
Recording with DLA
Important: Format a blank CD or DVD...
HP Media Center PCs - (English) MEDIA CENTER SUPPLEMENT NA SUM03 5990-5719 - Page 24
... the System State box so a check mark appears. (The next figure shows the boxes checked.)
7 Click Next.
8 The Backup or Restore Wizard window shows the message You have created the following restore settings. In the window, click the Advanced button. Click Next.
9 A warning message window opens. Click OK in the Warning window.
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HP Media Center PCs - (English) MEDIA CENTER SUPPLEMENT NA SUM03 5990-5719 - Page 34
... you use Add Programs to add a software program, the operating system automatically creates a restore point before it adds the software. Use System Restore to return the PC to the settings the PC had before you installed the program. For more information, type System Restore into the Search box in Help and Support.
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HP Media Center PCs - (English) MEDIA CENTER SUPPLEMENT NA SUM03 5990-5719 - Page 38
...) for your PC by using HP Recovery CD-DVD Creator before you experience any problem.
The recovery discs set is a complete image of the original HP Pavilion home PC hard disk drive contents and is matched to your PC model number. The discs set contains the operating system, drivers, and application software that were originally installed on the PC at the factory...
HP Media Center PCs - (English) MEDIA CENTER SUPPLEMENT NA SUM03 5990-5719 - Page 41
... 10 to install other drivers or applications.
12 When you have finished recovering applications or drivers, close the Application Recovery program. Then click Start, click Turn Off Computer, and click Restart to restart the PC.
Warning: Do not skip this last step!
You must restart the PC when you are finished recovering applications or drivers.
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HP Media Center PCs - (English) MEDIA CENTER SUPPLEMENT NA SUM03 5990-5719 - Page 44
... must reinstall any software that was not installed on the PC at the factory. This includes software that came on CDs included in the PC accessory box, and software programs you installed since your purchase.
Note: If your PC has a blank or corrupted hard disk
drive, you will see only the full System Recovery option.
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HP Media Center PCs - (English) MEDIA CENTER SUPPLEMENT NA SUM03 5990-5719 - Page 46
.... To proceed with the initial Microsoft Windows setup, you must answer a few questions.
10 Complete the registration process, and then reconnect all peripheral devices.
11 Reinstall software not originally installed on the PC by the factory.
12 Copy data files that you saved on the backup CD or diskette you made to your hard disk drive.
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