6–6 Getting Started
Using Application Recovery and System Recovery
8. Click Compaq PC System Recovery.
9. Wait until the System Recovery box appears
asking Do you really want to start Compaq PC
System Recovery?
10. Click Yes to continue with the recovery
process.
11. Follow the onscreen instructions. Insert
recovery CD #1, if directed.
12. Complete the computer startup, and finish
the registration process. Then reconnect all
peripheral devices.
To Start System Recovery
If the Computer Is Not Responding
1. If the computer is not responding, press
and hold the Power button until the computer
turns off.
2. Disconnect all peripheral devices from the
PC except the monitor, the keyboard, and
the mouse.
3. Press the Power button to turn on the computer.
4. During the startup, when the black screen with
the Compaq logo appears, press the F10 key
on the keyboard. (You have only a few
seconds to press the F10 key before the
normal startup process continues.)
5. Follow the onscreen instructions. Insert
recovery CD #1, if directed.
6. Complete the computer startup, and finish
the registration process. Then reconnect all
peripheral devices.