Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product G3 HP (Hewlett-Packard)
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HP Notebook Hard Drive Measures of care, diagnosis and maintenance Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 2 HP Notebook LidSwitch Policy ..
2 Introduction HP has a passion to continuously improve upon th e customer experience. This white paper explains the measures that HP is providing to its cust omers to reduce the risk of hard drive failure.
3 HP Notebook LidSwitch Policy The opportunity for operational shock is at its greatest when an end user is mob ile with his or her notebook. Therefore HP has released a utility, th e HP Notebook LidSwitch Policy, that works in conjunction with the Microsoft Windows API for power management.
4 Minimum System BIOS Required Notebook Platform BIOS Version BIOS Date HP Compaq Business nc8000 F.0A 12 Dec 03 HP Compaq Business nw8000 F.0A 12 Dec 03 HP Compaq Business nc6000 F.09 09 Feb 04 HP Compaq Business nc4000 Series F.25 06 Feb 04 HP Compaq Business nx9000 Series KG.
5 HP Recommendations for Notebook Users • Install HP Notebook LidSwitch Policy, or as an al ternative, place the notebook into Standby mode before transporting it from one location to another. • Upgrade to the latest system BIOS, as given in the “F10 Setup Hard Drive Self-Test” section.
6 Hard Drive Troubleshooting Flowchart.
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