Compaq G42 Laptop User Manual


 
Starting Computer Setup ................................................................................................. 102
Using Computer Setup .................................................................................................... 102
Navigating and selecting in Computer Setup .................................................. 102
Restoring factory settings in Computer Setup ................................................. 103
Computer Setup menus ................................................................................................... 104
File menu ........................................................................................................ 104
Security menu ................................................................................................. 105
Diagnostics menu ............................................................................................ 105
System Configuration menu ............................................................................ 106
6 Specifications .............................................................................................................................................. 109
Computer specifications ................................................................................................................... 109
35.6-cm (14.0-in) display specifications ........................................................................................... 110
Hard drive specifications .................................................................................................................. 111
DVD±RW SuperMulti Double-Layer Drive with LightScribe specifications ....................................... 112
Blu-ray ROM with LightScribe DVD±R/RW SuperMulti DL Drive specifications .............................. 113
System resource specifications ........................................................................................................ 114
7 Backup and recovery .................................................................................................................................. 115
Windows 7 ........................................................................................................................................ 115
Creating recovery discs ................................................................................................... 116
Backing up your information ............................................................................................ 117
Using Windows Backup and Restore .............................................................. 118
Using system restore points ............................................................................ 119
When to create restore points ........................................................ 119
Create a system restore point ........................................................ 119
Restore to a previous date and time ............................................... 119
Performing a recovery ..................................................................................................... 119
Recovering from the recovery discs ................................................................ 120
Recovering from the dedicated recovery partition (select models only) .......... 120
Linux backup and recovery .............................................................................................................. 121
8 Connector pin assignments ....................................................................................................................... 123
Audio-out (headphone) ..................................................................................................................... 123
Audio-in (microphone) ...................................................................................................................... 123
External monitor ............................................................................................................................... 124
RJ-11 (modem) ................................................................................................................................ 125
RJ-45 (network) ................................................................................................................................ 125
HDMI ................................................................................................................................................ 126
Universal Serial Bus ......................................................................................................................... 127
9 Power cord set requirements .................................................................................................................... 129
Requirements for all countries or regions ......................................................................................... 129
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