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Recovering from the recovery discs

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Backup and recovery Recovering from the recovery discs To restore the system from the recovery discs: 1. Back up all personal files. 2. Insert the first recovery disc into the optical drive and restart the computer. 3. Follow the on-screen instructions. Recovering from the dedicated recovery partition (select models only) ✎ Computers with an SSD might not have a recovery partition. If the computer does not have a recovery partition, you are not able to recover using this procedure. Recovery discs are included for computers that do not have a partition. Use these discs to recover your operating system and software. On some models, a recovery can be performed from the partition on the hard drive, accessed by pressing either the Start button or the f11 key. This restores the computer to its factory condition. To restore the system from the partition: 1. Access Recovery Manager by either: ❏ Selecting Start > All Programs > Recovery Manager > Recovery Manager. - or - ❏ Turning on or restarting the computer, and then pressing the esc key when the Press the ESC key for Startup Menu message appears at the bottom of the screen. Then, press the f11 key when the Press for recovery message appears on the screen. 2. Click System Recovery in the Recovery Manager window. 3. Follow the on-screen instructions. 7-6 Maintenance and Service Guide

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Maintenance and Service Guide
Backup and recovery
Recovering from the recovery discs
To restore the system from the recovery discs:
1. Back up all personal files.
2. Insert the first recovery disc into the optical drive and restart the computer.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Recovering from the dedicated recovery partition (select models only)
✎
Computers with an SSD might not have a recovery partition. If the computer does not have a recovery partition,
you are not able to recover using this procedure. Recovery discs are included for computers that do not have a
partition. Use these discs to recover your operating system and software.
On some models, a recovery can be performed from the partition on the hard drive, accessed by pressing either the
Start button or the
f11
key. This restores the computer to its factory condition.
To restore the system from the partition:
1. Access Recovery Manager by either:
❏
Selecting
Start > All Programs > Recovery Manager > Recovery Manager
.
– or –
❏
Turning on or restarting the computer, and then pressing the
esc
key when the Press the ESC key for Startup
Menu message appears at the bottom of the screen. Then, press the
f11
key when the Press <F11> for
recovery message appears on the screen.
2. Click
System Recovery
in the
Recovery Manager
window.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions.