Owner's manual

Using antivirus software ..................................................................................................................... 82
Using firewall software ....................................................................................................................... 82
Installing critical updates .................................................................................................................... 83
10 Software updates
Updating the BIOS ............................................................................................................................. 85
Determining the BIOS version ........................................................................................... 85
Downloading a BIOS update ............................................................................................. 85
Updating programs and drivers .......................................................................................................... 87
11 Backup and recovery
Creating recovery discs ...................................................................................................................... 89
Backing up your information ............................................................................................................... 90
Using Windows Backup and Restore ................................................................................ 91
Using system restore points .............................................................................................. 91
When to create restore points ........................................................................... 91
Create a system restore point ........................................................................... 91
Restore to a previous date and time ................................................................. 92
Performing a recovery ........................................................................................................................ 92
Recovering from the recovery discs .................................................................................. 92
Recovering from the dedicated recovery partition (select models only) ............................ 92
12 Setup Utility (BIOS)
Starting Setup Utility ........................................................................................................................... 94
Using Setup Utility .............................................................................................................................. 95
Changing the language of Setup Utility ............................................................................. 95
Navigating and selecting in Setup Utility ............................................................................ 95
Displaying system information ........................................................................................... 96
Restoring default settings in Setup Utility .......................................................................... 96
Exiting Setup Utility ............................................................................................................ 97
Setup Utility menus ............................................................................................................................ 97
Main menu ......................................................................................................................... 97
Security menu .................................................................................................................... 97
System Configuration menu .............................................................................................. 98
Diagnostics menu .............................................................................................................. 98
Index ................................................................................................................................................................... 99
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