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HP Pavilion a387x Desktop PC User Manual

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user’s guide

using application recovery and system recovery .......................... 85
creating recovery cds/dvds ......................................................................... 88
using recovery cd-dvd creator ...................................................................... 89
using the recovery tools cd .......................................................................... 90
system restore ............................................................................................ 90
application recovery ................................................................................... 91
system recovery.......................................................................................... 92

starting system recovery if the pc is responding.......................................... 92
starting system recovery if the pc is not responding .................................... 93
system recovery using recovery discs ........................................................ 93
starting system recovery using recovery discs............................................. 93

upgrading and servicing the pc .................................................... 95

upgrading and servicing the pc (1) ............................................... 97
opening and closing the pc ......................................................................... 98

preparing the pc .................................................................................... 98
before opening the pc............................................................................. 98
after closing the pc ................................................................................. 98
removing the side panel .......................................................................... 99
replacing the side panel .......................................................................... 99
locating components inside the pc .......................................................... 100
removing the front panel........................................................................ 100
replacing the front panel ....................................................................... 101

removing and replacing drives................................................................... 102

removing an optical drive...................................................................... 103
installing an optical drive ...................................................................... 103
removing the 7-in-1 memory card reader or the diskette (floppy) drive ........ 105
installing the 7-in-1 memory card reader or the diskette (floppy) drive......... 106
removing the preinstalled hard drive ....................................................... 107
replacing the preinstalled hard drive....................................................... 109
installing a second hard drive ................................................................ 110
removing a second hard drive ............................................................... 113

adding memory........................................................................................ 114

about installing ddr dimms..................................................................... 114
removing a memory module .................................................................. 115
installing a memory module ................................................................... 115

add-in cards ............................................................................................ 116

removing an add-in card ....................................................................... 117
installing an add-in card........................................................................ 117

replacing the battery................................................................................. 118