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HP Notebook Hard Drives & Solid State Drives Identifying, Preventing, Diagnosing and Recovering from Drive Failures Care and Ma - 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 Ma - Page 2
... (when the unit is turned on and the hard drive is 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 mimic hard drive failure, but are often caused by software issues. These include (but are not limited to...
HP Notebook Hard Drives & Solid State Drives Identifying, Preventing, Diagnosing and Recovering from Drive Failures Care and Ma - Page 5
... of damage. Download the latest HP 3D Drive Guard driver under the Solutions section from the "Download Drivers & Software" website for your product and OS: http://www8.hp.com/us/en/support-drivers.html
Note: The 3D Drive Guard is not needed for SSD drives, but it does not harm or in any way damage an SSD if installed.
Firmware & Product Updates
It is important...
HP Notebook Hard Drives & Solid State Drives Identifying, Preventing, Diagnosing and Recovering from Drive Failures Care and Ma - 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 Ma - 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 Pavilion Sleekbook 15 and HP Pavilion Ultrabook 15 Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 96
... 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...
HP Pavilion Sleekbook 15 and HP Pavilion Ultrabook 15 Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 100
... 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 on-screen 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...
HP Pavilion Sleekbook 15 and HP Pavilion Ultrabook 15 Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 103
... storage device.
CAUTION: Using Restore 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 recovery tool reinstalls the original operating system and programs and drivers that were installed at the factory. Software, drivers, and updates not installed at the factory must be manually...
HP Pavilion Sleekbook 15 and HP Pavilion Ultrabook 15 Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 104
...drivers and software installed on your computer, you may need slightly more than 8 GB of space. HP recommends that you use a 16 GB device or above for best results. IMPORTANT: Remember to insert your USB device into the USB port on the computer... computer files on a regular schedule to maintain a current backup. You can manually back up your information to an optional external drive, a network drive...
User Guide - Ubuntu - Page 11
... the devices installed in your computer, including optical drives, solid-state drives (SSDs), or a secondary hard drive. To find out what software is included on your computer: 1. Click the Ubuntu Software Center button located on the left side of the desktop in the
Launcher, and then click Installed at the top of window to display software categories. 2. Click a software category to display the...
User Guide - Ubuntu - Page 40
...download the latest versions of HP programs and drivers. In
addition, register to receive automatic update notifications when they become available. ● Set your computer to receive automatic updates. To set your computer to receive free automatic Ubuntu updates: 1. Click the System menu icon at the far right of the top panel, and then click Software up to
Date. 2. In the Update Manager window...
User Guide - Ubuntu - Page 52
... storage device. CAUTION: Using Restore 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 recovery tool reinstalls the original operating system and programs and drivers that were installed at the factory. Software, drivers, and updates not installed at the factory must be manually...
User Guide - Windows 8 - Page 8
... ...48 Installing software updates ...48 Installing Windows updates 48 Installing HP and third-party software updates 48 Securing your wireless network ...49 Backing up your software applications and information 49
10 Using Setup Utility (BIOS) and System Diagnostics 50 Starting Setup Utility (BIOS) ...50 Updating the BIOS ...50 Determining the BIOS version 50 Downloading a BIOS update 51...
User Guide - Windows 8 - Page 56
...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 8 - Page 61
... 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 65
... 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 69
... audio 21 HDMI port, connecting 20 HDMI port, identifying 4, 18 headphones
connecting 20 Help and Support
how to access 2 Hibernation
exiting 31 initiated during critical battery
level 34 initiating 30, 31 high-definition devices, connecting 20, 22 hot keys description 29 display system information 29 using 29 HP 3D DriveGuard 42 HP and third-party software updates, installing 48 HP Recovery...
User Guide - Windows 8 - Page 71
... setup of WLAN 15 Setup Utility (BIOS) passwords
47 shipping the computer 44 Shortcut keys
Windows 8 shortcut keys 28 shutdown 37 Sleep
exiting 31 initiating 30, 31 slots Digital Media 4 security cable 5 software CyberLink PowerDVD 22 Disk Cleanup 43 Disk Defragmenter 42 software updates, installing 48 speakers connecting 19 speakers, identifying 9, 19 storing a battery 35 supported discs recovery...
HP Pavilion TouchSmart Sleekbook 15 and HP Pavilion 15 Sleekbook Maintenance and Service Guide - 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...
HP Pavilion TouchSmart Sleekbook 15 and HP Pavilion 15 Sleekbook Maintenance and Service Guide - 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
on-screen 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...