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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
... 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 be Replaced (look to OS,
Software, or other hardware problems...
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...
HP SpectreXT Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 74
... BIOS version
To determine whether available BIOS updates contain later BIOS versions than those currently installed on the computer, you need to know the version of the system BIOS currently installed. BIOS version information (also known as ROM date and System BIOS) can be displayed by pressing fn+esc (if you are already in Windows) or by using Setup Utility (BIOS). 1. Start Setup Utility (BIOS...
HP SpectreXT Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 75
... device, cable, or cord. 1. From the Start screen, select the HP Support Assistant app. 2. Click Updates and tune-ups, and then click Check for HP updates now. 3. Follow the on-screen instructions. 4. At the download area, follow these steps:
a. Identify the most recent BIOS update and compare it to the BIOS version currently installed on your computer. If the update is more recent than your BIOS...
HP SpectreXT Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 80
... HP Support Assistant app.
To recover your information using Automatic Repair, follow these steps:
CAUTION: Some Automatic Repair options will completely erase and reformat the hard drive. All files you have created and any software installed on the computer are permanently removed. When reformatting is complete, the recovery process restores the operating system, as well as the drivers, software...
HP SpectreXT Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 81
... the operating system, as well as drivers, software, and utilities. To initiate recovery using a Windows 8 operating system DVD: NOTE: This process takes several minutes.
1. If possible, back up all personal files. 2. Restart the computer, and then insert the Windows 8 operating system DVD into the optical
drive before the Windows operating system loads. 3. When prompted, press any keyboard key...
User Guide - Windows 8 - Page 2
... for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.
First Edition: August 2012
Document Part Number: 698931-001
Product notice
This guide describes features that are common to most models. Some features may not be available on your computer.
Software terms
By installing, copying, downloading, or otherwise using any software product preinstalled on this computer, you agree to be...
User Guide - Windows 8 - Page 8
...Using Disk Cleanup ...60 Updating programs and drivers ...60 Cleaning your computer ...60 Cleaning the display, sides, and cover 60 Cleaning the TouchPad and keyboard 61 Traveling with or shipping your computer 61
9 Securing your computer and information 63 Using passwords ...63 Setting Windows passwords 64 Setting Setup Utility (BIOS) passwords 64 Using the fingerprint reader ...65 Using HP...
User Guide - Windows 8 - Page 69
... in the secondary hard drive bay are protected by HP 3D DriveGuard. Hard drives connected to USB ports are not covered by HP 3D DriveGuard. For more information, see the HP 3D DriveGuard software Help.
Using Disk Defragmenter
As you use your computer over time, the files on the hard drive become fragmented. A fragmented drive means data on your drive is not contiguous...
User Guide - Windows 8 - Page 76
...: ● Host-based firewalls-Software that protects only the computer it is installed on. ● Network-based firewalls-Installed between your DSL or cable modem and your home network
to protect all the computers on the network. When a firewall is installed on a system, all data sent to and from the system is monitored and compared with a set of user-defined security criteria...
User Guide - Windows 8 - Page 77
.... ● 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 http://www.hp.com/support. At this...
User Guide - Windows 8 - Page 79
... Input/Output System (BIOS), controls communication between all the input and output devices on the system (such as disk drives, display, keyboard, mouse, and printer). Setup Utility (BIOS) includes settings for the types of devices installed, the startup sequence of the computer, and the amount of system and extended memory.
Starting Setup Utility (BIOS)
To start Setup Utility (BIOS), turn on or...
User Guide - Windows 8 - Page 83
... certain hard drive contents saved by Windows System Restore at a specific time. A system restore point contains information that Windows uses, such as registry settings. Windows creates a system restore point for you automatically during a Windows update and during other system maintenance (such as a software update, security scanning, or system diagnostics). You can also manually create a system...
User Guide - Windows 8 - Page 87
... corner of the screen, and then select General from the PC settings screen.
4. Under Remove everything and reinstall Windows, select Get started, and follow the onscreen instructions.
Recovering using HP Recovery Manager
HP Recovery Manager software allows you to recover the computer to its original factory state. Using the HP Recovery media you created, you can choose from one of the following...
User Guide - Windows 8 - Page 94
... 14
P passwords
Setup Utility (BIOS) 64 Windows 64 pinching TouchPad gesture 36 ports HDMI 7, 24, 31
Intel Wireless Display 32 Intel Wireless Music 32 USB 6, 24 USB 3.0 7, 24 power battery 49 power button, identifying 13 power connector, identifying 6 power lights, identifying 5, 11 product name and number, computer 16 public WLAN connection 21
R recovery 75, 76
discs 74, 78 HP Recovery Manager...
User Guide - Windows 8 - Page 95
...
wakeup 47 setup of WLAN 20 Setup Utility (BIOS) passwords
64 sharing media 25 shipping the computer 61 shutdown 55 Sleep
exiting 46 initiating 46 slots Digital Media 5 security cable 7 sMedio 360 Suite 25 sMedio 360 TrueLink+ 25, 27 sMedio 360 TrueLink+ app 27 sMedio 360 TrueSync 25, 26 software Disk Cleanup 60 Disk Defragmenter 59 sMedio 360 25 software updates, installing 67...