HP Compaq Presario F500 - Notebook PC, Maintenance And Service Manual

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Recovering from the recovery discs
To restore the system from the recovery discs:
1
. Back up all personal files.
2
. Insert the first recovery disc into the optical drive and restart the computer.
3
. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Recovering from the partition on the hard drive
You can perform a recovery from the partition on the hard drive from either the Start button or f11 .
To restore the system 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 .
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Restart the computer and press f11 while the “Press <F11> for recovery” message is displayed
on the screen. Then select Recovery Manager .
Recovery Manager opens.
2
. Click Advanced Options .
3
. Click System recovery , and then click Next .
4
. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Deleting the recovery partition on the hard drive
The Recovery Manager Advanced Options menu provides the option of deleting the recovery partition,
which will increase space on the hard drive. Delete the recovery partition only if you have already created
recovery discs.
CAUTION: After you create the recovery discs, you can increase space on the hard drive by
deleting the recovery partition. However, doing this is not recommended. If you delete this partition,
you will lose any information that is on the partition, including Recovery Manager software.
Thereafter, you must use the recovery discs to access Recovery Manager software.
To delete the recovery partition:
1
. If you have not already created recovery discs, create them now.
2
. Select Start > All Programs > Recovery Manager > Recovery Manager .
Recovery Manager opens.
3
. Click Advanced Options .
4
. Click Remove recovery partition , and then click Next .
5
. Follow the on-screen instructions.
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