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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 HP Recovery media that you created, and then restart the tablet. NOTE: If the tablet does not automatically restart in HP Recovery Manager, change the tablet boot order. See Changing the tablet boot order on page 48. 3. Follow the on-screen instructions. Changing the tablet boot order If the tablet does not restart in HP Recovery Manager, you can change the tablet boot order, which is the order of devices listed in BIOS where the tablet 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 tablet, quickly press the Windows button on your tablet, and then press f9 for boot options. 3. Select the optical drive or USB flash drive you want to boot from. 4. Follow the on-screen instructions. Removing the HP Recovery partition (select models only) HP Recovery Manager software allows you to remove the HP Recovery partition to free up hard drive space. IMPORTANT: After you remove the HP Recovery partition, you can no longer use the Windows Refresh option or the Windows option to remove everything and reinstall Windows. In addition, you will not be able to perform System Recovery or Minimized Image Recovery from the HP Recovery partition. So before you remove the Recovery partition, create HP Recovery media; see Creating HP Recovery media on page 45. 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. 48 Chapter 8 Backing up, restoring, and recovering

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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 HP Recovery media that you created, and then restart the tablet.
NOTE:
If the tablet does not automatically restart in HP Recovery Manager, change the tablet
boot order. See
Changing the tablet boot order
on page
48
.
3.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
Changing the tablet boot order
If the tablet does not restart in HP Recovery Manager, you can change the tablet boot order, which is
the order of devices listed in BIOS where the tablet 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 tablet, quickly press the Windows button on your tablet, and then press
f9
for
boot options.
3.
Select the optical drive or USB flash drive you want to boot from.
4.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
Removing the HP Recovery partition (select models only)
HP Recovery Manager software allows you to remove the HP Recovery partition to free up hard drive
space.
IMPORTANT:
After you remove the HP Recovery partition, you can no longer use the Windows
Refresh option or the Windows option to remove everything and reinstall Windows. In addition, you
will not be able to perform System Recovery or Minimized Image Recovery from the HP Recovery
partition. So before you remove the Recovery partition, create HP Recovery media; see
Creating HP
Recovery media
on page
45
.
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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Chapter 8
Backing up, restoring, and recovering