HP Mini 1104 driver and firmware
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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 3
...most difficult software problems to trace is file corruption, because corruption occurs very easily during routine computer handling. For example, powering off the...drive.
Read Errors
HDDs can experience issues due to read errors. In this situation, a low-level format of the drive can be performed. Refer to your HDD manufacturer for low-level format utilities or download the HP File Sanitizer for HP...
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
... 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 to obtain:
http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/support.html
To launch the UEFI diagnostics, select the...
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 Notebook Hard Drives & Solid State Drives Identifying, Preventing, Diagnosing and Recovering from Drive Failures Care and Mai - Page 8
... drive for any errors, bad sectors, and/or recovery of readable information. Please refer to the following Microsoft Knowledge Base articles for information:
Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314058&Product=winxp
Windows 2000:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;229716
For more information
Contact HP Technical Support: http://welcome.hp...
HP Mini 1104 - Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 2
... is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.
First Edition: January 2012
Document...
HP Mini 1104 - Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 6
... information 64 Restoring factory settings in Setup Utility 65 Exiting Setup Utility 65 Updating the BIOS 65 Determining the BIOS version 66 Downloading a BIOS update 66 Using System Diagnostics ...67
6 Specifications ...68 Computer specifications ...68 10.1-inch, LED, WSVGA, AntiGlare display specifications 69 Hard drive specifications ...70
7 Backup and recovery ...71 Backing up your...
HP Mini 1104 - Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 7
Using f11 recovery tools 74 Using a Windows 7 operating system DVD (purchased separately 74 8 Power cord set requirements 76 Requirements for all countries 76 Requirements for specific countries and regions 77 9 Recycling ...79 Index ...80
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HP Mini 1104 - Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 9
... local area network (WLAN) antenna cables Supports 16:9 wide aspect ratio Lighted logo on top bezel One customer-accessible/upgradable memory module slot DDR3-800-MHz single channel support Supports up to 2-GB of system RAM (2048×1 or 1024×2) Supports 6.35-cm (2.5-in) hard drives in 9.5-mm (.37-in) and 7.0-mm (.28-in) thicknesses Customer-accessible Serial ATA Supports Accelerometer hard...
HP Mini 1104 - Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 73
... menu display. Then use the arrow keys to select Exit > Exit Discarding Changes, and then press enter.
Updating the BIOS
Updated versions of the BIOS may be available on the HP Web site. Most BIOS updates on the HP Web site are packaged in compressed files called SoftPaqs. Some download packages contain a file named Readme.txt, which contains information regarding installing and...
HP Mini 1104 - Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 74
...Start > Help and Support > Maintain.
Windows XP-Select Start > Help and Support, and then select the software and drivers update. 2. Follow the on-screen instructions to identify your computer and access the BIOS update you want to download. 3. At the download area, follow these steps: a. Identify the BIOS update that is later than the BIOS version currently installed on your
computer. Make a note...
HP Mini 1104 - Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 75
... > Computer.
Windows XP-Open Windows Explorer by selecting Start > My Computer. 2. Double-click your hard drive designation. The hard drive designation is typically Local Disk (C:). 3. Using the hard drive path you recorded earlier, open the folder on your hard drive that contains
the update. 4. Double-click the file that has an .exe extension (for example, filename.exe). The BIOS
installation...
HP Mini 1104 - Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 79
... of system instability, HP recommends that you print the recovery procedures and save them for later use. NOTE: Windows includes the User Account Control feature to improve the security of your computer. You may be prompted for your permission or password for tasks such as installing software, running utilities, or changing Windows settings. Refer to Help and Support for more information...
HP Mini 1104 - Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 80
Backing up your information
Recovery after a system failure is as good as your most recent backup. You should create system repair discs (select models only) by using the installed optical drive (select models only) or an optional external optical drive, and your initial backup immediately after software setup. As you add new software and data files, you should continue to...
HP Mini 1104 - Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 81
... Follow the on-screen instructions to recover your system settings, your computer (select models only), or your files.
To recover your information using Startup Repair, follow these steps:
CAUTION: Using Startup Repair completely erases hard drive contents and reformats the hard drive. All files you have created and any software installed on the computer are permanently removed. When reformatting...
HP Mini 1104 - Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 82
... on recovering information using the Windows tools, perform a search for these topics in Help and Support.
Using f11 recovery tools
CAUTION: Using f11 completely erases hard drive contents and reformats the hard drive. All files you have created and any software installed on the computer are permanently removed. The f11 recovery tool reinstalls the operating system and HP programs and drivers that...
HP Mini 1104 - Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 83
5. Click Next. 6. Select Repair your computer. 7. Follow the on-screen instructions. After the repair is completed: 1. Eject the Windows 7 operating system DVD, and then insert the Driver Recovery disc. 2. Install the Hardware Enabling Drivers first, and then install Recommended Applications.
Performing a system recovery 75