Using HP Recovery media to recover
You can use HP Recovery media to recover the original system. This method can be used if your system does
not have an HP Recovery partition or if the hard drive is not working properly.
1.
If possible, back up all personal files.
2.
Insert the first HP Recovery disc you created into the optical drive on your computer or into an optional
external optical drive, and then restart the computer.
– or –
Insert the HP Recovery USB flash drive you created into a USB port on your computer, and then restart
the computer.
NOTE:
If the computer does not automatically restart in HP Recovery Manager, change the computer
boot order. See
Changing the computer boot order on page 113
.
3.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
Changing the computer boot order
If computer does not restart in HP Recovery Manager, you can change the computer boot order, which is the
order of devices listed in BIOS where the computer looks for startup information. You can change the
selection for an optical drive or a USB flash drive.
To change the boot order:
1.
Insert the HP Recovery media you created.
2.
Restart the computer.
3.
Press and hold
esc
while the computer is restarting, and then press
f9
for boot options.
4.
Select the optical drive or USB flash drive you want to boot from.
5.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
Removing the HP Recovery partition
HP Recovery Manager software allows you to remove the HP Recovery partition to free up hard drive space.
IMPORTANT:
Removing the HP Recovery partition means you can no longer use Windows Refresh, the
Windows Remove everything and reinstall Windows option, or the HP Recovery Manager option for
minimized image recovery. Create HP Recovery media before removing the Recovery partition to ensure you
have recovery options; see
Creating HP Recovery media on page 108
.
Follow these steps to remove the HP Recovery partition:
1.
From the Start screen, type
recovery
, and then select
HP Recovery Manager
.
2.
Select
Remove Recovery Partition
, and then follow the on-screen instructions.
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Summary of Contents for Compaq CQ58
Page 1: ...HP 2000 Notebook PC Compaq CQ58 Notebook PC Maintenance and Service Guide ...
Page 4: ...iv Safety warning notice ENWW ...
Page 8: ...viii ENWW ...
Page 23: ...3 Illustrated parts catalog Computer major components ENWW Computer major components 15 ...
Page 38: ...30 Chapter 3 Illustrated parts catalog ENWW ...
Page 87: ...c Disconnect the module cable 3 from the module ENWW Component replacement procedures 79 ...
Page 110: ...102 Chapter 5 Using Setup Utility BIOS and System Diagnostics ENWW ...
Page 114: ...106 Chapter 6 Specifications ENWW ...
Page 122: ...114 Chapter 7 Backing up restoring and recovering ENWW ...
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