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HP 215 G1 Notebook PC User Manual

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10 Using Computer Setup (BIOS) and HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) ............................................. 56

Starting Setup Utility (BIOS) ............................................................................................................... 56
Updating the BIOS ............................................................................................................................. 56

Determining the BIOS version ........................................................................................... 56
Downloading a BIOS update ............................................................................................. 57

Using System Diagnostics .................................................................................................................. 57
Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) (select models only) ..................................................... 58

Downloading HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) to a USB device ............................... 58

11 Backing up, restoring, and recovering ..................................................................................................... 59

Creating backups ............................................................................................................................... 59

Creating recovery media to recover the original system .................................................... 59

What you need to know ..................................................................................... 59

Creating the recovery media ............................................................ 60

Creating system restore points .......................................................................................... 60

What you need to know ..................................................................................... 60
Creating a system restore point ........................................................................ 60

Backing up system and personal information .................................................................... 60

Tips for a successful backup ............................................................................. 61
What you need to know ..................................................................................... 61
Creating a backup using Windows Backup and Restore .................................. 61

Restore and recovery ......................................................................................................................... 62

Restoring to a previous system restore point .................................................................... 62
Restoring specific files ....................................................................................................... 62

Restoring specific files using Windows Backup and Restore ............................ 62

Recovering the original system using HP Recovery Manager ........................................... 62

What you need to know ..................................................................................... 62
Recovering using HP Recovery partition (select models only) ......................... 63
Recovering using the recovery media ............................................................... 63

Changing the computer boot order ................................................... 64

12 Specifications .............................................................................................................................................. 65

Input power ......................................................................................................................................... 65
Operating environment ....................................................................................................................... 65

13 Troubleshooting and support .................................................................................................................... 66

Troubleshooting .................................................................................................................................. 66

Wireless connection problems ........................................................................................... 66

Cannot connect to a WLAN ............................................................................... 66
Cannot connect to a preferred network ............................................................. 66

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