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System Recovery—Reinstalls the original operating system, and then congures the settings for the

programs that were installed at the factory.

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Factory Reset—Restores the computer to 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 (select products only) allows System Recovery only.

Using the HP Recovery partition (select products only)

The HP Recovery partition allows you to perform a system recovery without the need for recovery discs or a

recovery USB

ash drive. This type of recovery can be used only if the hard drive is still working.

To start HP Recovery Manager from the HP Recovery partition:

1. Type recovery in the taskbar search box, select Recovery Manager, and then select HP Recovery

Environment

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Press f11 while the computer boots, or press and hold f11 as you press the power button.

2. Select Troubleshoot from the boot options menu.

3. Select Recovery Manager, and then follow the on-screen instructions.

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 les.

2. Insert the HP Recovery media, 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 138.

3. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Changing the computer boot order

If your 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 to an optical drive or a USB ash drive.

To change the boot order:

1. Insert the HP Recovery media.

2. Access BIOS.

Restart the computer, quickly press esc, and then press f9 for boot options.

3. Select the optical drive or USB ash drive from which you want to boot.

4. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Removing the HP Recovery partition (select products only)

HP Recovery Manager software allows you to remove the HP Recovery partition to free up hard drive space.

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