Diagnostics menu ............................................................................................................ 138
Appendix B Software updates
Updating the BIOS ........................................................................................................................... 140
Determining the BIOS version ......................................................................................... 140
Downloading a BIOS update ........................................................................................... 141
Updating programs and drivers ........................................................................................................ 142
Appendix C Backup and recovery
Creating recovery discs .................................................................................................................... 144
Backing up your information ............................................................................................................. 145
Using Windows Backup and Restore .............................................................................. 146
Using system restore points ............................................................................................ 147
When to create restore points ......................................................................... 147
Create a system restore point ......................................................................... 147
Restore to a previous date and time ............................................................... 147
Performing a recovery ...................................................................................................................... 148
Recovering from the recovery discs ................................................................................ 148
Recovering from the dedicated recovery partition (select models only) .......................... 148
Index ................................................................................................................................................................. 149
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