Backup and recovery
Back up the entire hard drive
When you perform a complete backup of the hard drive, you are
saving the full factory image, including the Windows operating
system, software applications, and all personal files and folders.
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A copy of the entire hard drive image can be stored on another
hard drive, on a network drive, or on recovery discs that you
create.
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This process may take over an hour, depending on your
computer speed and the amount of data being stored.
To back up the entire hard drive:
1. Select
Start > All Programs > HP Backup & Recovery >
HP Backup and Recovery Manager
.
The HP Backup and Recovery Manager opens.
2. Click
Next
.
3. Click
Backup to protect system and important data files
,
and then click
Next
.
4. Click
Back up entire hard drive
, and then click
Next
.
The “Back up entire hard disk” page opens.
5. Click
Next
.
6. Select the location for the backup files, and then click
Next
.
7. Select the
Protect data access with password
check box,
and then type your password in the
Password
and
Confirm
boxes.
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This step is optional. If you do not want to password-protect
your data access, clear the
Protect data access with
password
check box.
8. Click
Next
.
9. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Getting Started
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