HP Pavilion 500 HP Pavilion Desktop PCs - (English) Quick Start Guide 5990-527 - Page 106

Do you really want to start HP PC, System Recovery?, HP Invent

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To start System Recovery: 1 Turn off the PC. Disconnect all peripheral devices from the PC except the monitor, the keyboard, and the mouse. Turn on the PC. 2 Do one of the following: If the computer responds: click Start on the taskbar, choose All Programs, choose Hewlett-Packard, choose hp pavilion pc tools, and click hp pc system recovery. Continue with step 3. Or If the computer does not respond, press and hold the On button until the computer turns off. Continue with step 5. 3 Wait until the System Recovery box appears asking Do you really want to start HP PC System Recovery? 4 Click Yes to continue with the recovery process. Continue with step 7. 5 Wait a few seconds, and then press the On button to turn the computer on. 6 During the startup, do the following to enter the System Recovery program: When the blue screen with the HP Invent logo appears, press the F10 key on the keyboard. (You have only a few seconds to press the F10 key before the normal startup process continues.) 7 Follow the onscreen instructions. Insert recovery CD #1 if directed. 8 Complete the computer startup, and finish the registration process. Then reconnect all peripheral devices. 80 HP Pavilion home PC

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HP Pavilion home PC
To start System Recovery:
1
Turn off the PC. Disconnect all peripheral
devices from the PC except the monitor, the
keyboard, and the mouse. Turn on the PC.
2
Do one of the following:
±
If the computer responds: click
Start
on the
taskbar, choose
All Programs
, choose
Hewlett-Packard
, choose
hp pavilion
pc tools
, and click
hp pc system
recovery
. Continue with step 3.
Or
±
If the computer does not respond, press
and hold the On button until the computer
turns off. Continue with step 5.
3
Wait until the System Recovery box appears
asking
Do you really want to start HP PC
System Recovery?
4
Click
Yes
to continue with the recovery
process. Continue with step 7.
5
Wait a few seconds, and then press the
On button to turn the computer on.
6
During the startup, do the following to enter
the System Recovery program:
When the blue screen with the
HP Invent
logo
appears, press the F10 key on the keyboard.
(You have only a few seconds to press the
F10 key before the normal startup process
continues.)
7
Follow the onscreen instructions. Insert
recovery CD #1 if directed.
8
Complete the computer startup, and finish
the registration process. Then reconnect
all peripheral devices.