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Recover y If your PC hard disk drive is blank or corrupted, press R to perform a full system recovery. Insert the remaining CDs when directed. 13 When the recovery program finishes, click Restart to restart the computer. 14 Before the computer restarts, the CD tray ejects. Remove the CD. 15 Return the BIOS to the original setting. Enter the BIOS setup program during the startup: When the blue screen with the HP Invent logo appears, press the F1 key on the keyboard until Entering SETUP is displayed. (You only have a few seconds to press the F1 key before the normal startup process continues.) Wait until the BIOS setup program opens. 16 Press the right arrow key to select Boot. 17 Press the down arrow key to select Boot Device Priority, and then press Enter. 18 Change the first boot device using one of these methods: Press the down arrow key or up arrow key to select the CD-ROM item. Press the - (minus) key to move the CD-ROM item down until it is the third item in the list. Or Press the down arrow key to highlight the First Boot Device selection. Press the + (plus) key until Floppy is the selection. 19 Press the F10 key to save the changes and exit BIOS. 20 With Yes selected, press Enter. After the computer restarts, a series of startup screens appear. To proceed with the initial Microsoft Windows setup, you must answer a few questions. Quick Start Guide 85

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Quick Start Guide
85
Recovery
±
If your PC hard disk drive is blank or
corrupted, press R to perform a full system
recovery. Insert the remaining CDs when
directed.
13
When the recovery program finishes, click
Restart
to restart the computer.
14
Before the computer restarts, the CD tray
ejects. Remove the CD.
15
Return the BIOS to the original setting. Enter
the BIOS setup program during the startup:
When the blue screen with the
HP Invent
logo
appears, press the F1 key on the keyboard
until
Entering SETUP
is displayed. (You only
have a few seconds to press the F1 key
before the normal startup process continues.)
Wait until the BIOS setup program opens.
16
Press the right arrow key to select
Boot
.
17
Press the down arrow key to select
Boot Device Priority
, and then press Enter.
18
Change the first boot device using one of these
methods:
±
Press the down arrow key or up arrow key
to select the
CD-ROM
item. Press the –
(minus) key to move the
CD-ROM
item down
until it is the third item in the list.
Or
±
Press the down arrow key to highlight the
First Boot Device selection. Press the + (plus)
key until
Floppy
is the selection.
19
Press the F10 key to save the changes and
exit BIOS.
20
With
Yes
selected, press Enter. After the
computer restarts, a series of startup screens
appear. To proceed with the initial Microsoft
Windows setup, you must answer a few
questions.