HP Media Center m400 HP Media Center PC - User's Guide 5990-6456 - Page 207

Creating Recovery CDs/DVDs 1 You can recover (bring back) the operating system and programs that were included on your hard disk drive just as they were when you bought the computer. 2 You recover the operating system and programs directly from your hard disk drive, where a copy was placed for your convenience. We call this part of your hard drive the "recovery partition." The recovery partition takes up some space on your hard drive. 3 You can copy the information of this recovery partition onto CDs or DVDs. 4 Then, if you would like to make extra space available on your hard drive, you can delete the recovery partition using a special software tool. 5 Do not delete your hard drive partition unless you have made recovery CDs or DVDs. The recovery discs can be used only with the specified PC model. The discs are licensed for use only with your PC. The recovery CDs/DVD can install the operating system and software on your PC hard disk drive if the software becomes corrupted or is accidentally erased. n A hard drive is a disk inside the computer that stores the operating system, programs, and data. 1 2 3 4 5 Application and System Recovery 201