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Performing a system recovery
Recovery Manager software allows you to repair or restore the computer to its original factory state.
Recovery Manager works from recovery discs or from a dedicated recovery partition (select models
only) on the hard drive.
Note the following when performing a system recovery:
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You can recover only files that you have previously backed up. HP recommends that you use HP
Recovery Manager to create a set of recovery discs (entire drive backup) as soon as you set up the
computer.
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Windows has its own built-in repair features, such as System Restore. If you have not already tried
these features, try them before using Recovery Manager.
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Recovery Manager recovers only software that was preinstalled at the factory. Software not
provided with this computer must be downloaded from the manufacturer's Web site or reinstalled
from the disc provided by the manufacturer.
Recovering using the dedicated partition (select models only)
On some models, you can perform a recovery from the partition on the hard drive, accessed by
clicking Start or pressing the f11 key. This type of recovery restores the computer to its factory
condition without using recovery discs.
To restore the computer from the partition, follow these steps:
1.
Access Recovery Manager in either of the following ways:
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Select Start > All Programs > Recovery Manager > Recovery Manager.
– or –
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Turn on or restart the computer, and then press esc while the “Press the ESC key for Startup
Menu” message is displayed at the bottom of the screen. Then, press f11 while the “F11 (HP
Recovery)” message is displayed on the screen.
2. Click System Recovery in the Recovery Manager window.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Recovering using the recovery discs
1. If possible, back up all personal files.
2. Insert the first recovery disc into the optical drive on your computer or an optional external optical
drive, and then restart the computer.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions.
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