Generating static electricity
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23
Preventing electrostatic damage to equipment
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24
Personal grounding methods and equipment
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24
Grounding the work area
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25
Recommended materials and equipment
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25
Cleaning your computer
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26
Enabling HP Easy Clean (select products only)
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26
Removing dirt and debris from your computer
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26
Cleaning your computer with a disinfectant
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27
Caring for wood veneer (select products only)
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28
Packaging and transporting guidelines
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28
Accessing support information
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28
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Removal and replacement procedures for authorized service provider parts
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30
Component replacement procedures
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30
Preparation for disassembly
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30
Bottom cover
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30
Battery
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31
Solid-state drive
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33
WWAN module
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36
Heat sink and fan assembly
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38
Extend cable
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39
Fingerprint reader board
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40
Audio board
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41
Touchpad
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42
Speakers
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43
USB board
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44
Power button board
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45
System board
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46
WWAN antennas and cables
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48
Display assembly
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49
Top cover with keyboard
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51
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Backing up, restoring, and recovering
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53
Backing up information and creating recovery media
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53
Using Windows tools for backing up
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53
Using the HP Cloud Recovery Download Tool to create recovery media (select products only)
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53
Restoring and recovering your system
...............................................................................................................
53
Creating a system restore
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54
Restoring and recovery methods
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54
Recovering using HP Recovery media
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54
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