the image continue to be available for installation through the Drivers and Applications Reinstall
option in HP Recovery Manager.
For more information, see
Recovering using HP Recovery Manager on page 107
.
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If you want to recover the computer's original factory partitioning and content, you can choose
the System Recovery option from the HP Recovery media. For more information, see
Recovering using HP Recovery Manager on page 107
.
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If you have replaced the hard drive, you can use the Factory Reset option of HP Recovery
media to restore the factory image to the replacement drive. For more information, see
Recovering using HP Recovery Manager on page 107
.
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If you wish to remove the recovery partition to reclaim hard drive space, HP Recovery Manager
offers the Remove Recovery Partition option.
For more information, see
Removing the HP Recovery partition on page 108
.
Recovering using HP Recovery Manager
HP Recovery Manager software allows you to recover the computer to its original factory state. Using
the HP Recovery media you created, you can choose from one of the following recovery options:
●
System Recovery—Reinstalls the original operating system, and then configures the settings for
the programs that were installed at the factory.
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Minimized Image Recovery—Reinstalls the operating system and all hardware-related drivers
and software, but not other software applications.
●
Factory Reset—Restores the computer to the state its original factory state by deleting all
information from the hard drive and re-creating the partitions. Then it reinstalls the operating
system and the software that was installed at the factory.
The HP Recovery partition allows Minimized Image Recovery.
What you need to know
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HP Recovery Manager recovers only software that was installed at the factory. For software not
provided with this computer, you must either download the software from the manufacturer's
website or reinstall the software from the media provided by the manufacturer.
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Recovery through HP Recovery Manager should be used as a final attempt to correct computer
issues.
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HP Recovery media must be used if the computer hard drive fails.
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To use the Factory Reset or System Recovery options, you must use HP Recovery media.
●
If the HP Recovery media do not work, you can obtain recovery media for your system from the
HP website. For U.S. support, go to
http://www.hp.com/go/contactHP
. For worldwide support, go
to
http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/wwcontact_us.html
.
IMPORTANT:
HP Recovery Manager does not automatically provide backups of your personal
data. Before beginning recovery, back up any personal data you wish to retain.
Using the HP Recovery partition to recover a minimized image
The HP Recovery partition allows you to perform a minimized image recovery without the need for
recovery discs or a recovery USB flash drive. This type of recovery can only be used if the hard drive
is still working.
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