HP Blackbird 002-21A HP Blackbird Gaming System - System Recovery Guide - Page 5

3 Press F10 on the keyboard. 4 Ensure Yes is selected, and press Enter to save configuration changes. The system automatically restarts from the disc drive. 5 Press 3 on the keyboard (to select Disaster Recovery), and then press Enter. A window opens, showing file loading progress. 6 In the registration window, type your product key number (found on the Certificate of Authenticity sticker on your computer), and then click Next. A window opens, asking where you want to install Windows. 7 If it is not already highlighted, select System Drive by using the up arrow and down arrow keys. 8 Click Drive Options in the lower-right area of the window. CAUTION: All data on the hard disk drive will be deleted in the next step. You will lose data if it is not backed up. 9 Ensure System Drive is still highlighted and the Recovery partition is not, and then click Delete. A window opens, asking whether you are sure you want to delete. 10 Click OK. Note the partition you deleted now shows Unallocated Space. 11 Click Next. A window opens, showing installation progress. 12 Wait while the computer prepares the desktop. 13 (Optional) Use the first part of this procedure to reverse the boot order again, to associate the 1st Boot Device with the hard disk drive. 14 Proceed to the "Post-recovery procedure" on page 7. Recovery from the Microsoft Windows Vista OS recovery disc This section describes a system recovery with the Windows Vista operating system disc included with your computer. If you recover with this method, your system will not have the custom drivers and software originally installed at the factory. For this method, you need to know the edition of Windows Vista you have (for example, Premium or Ultimate) or the product key number (found on the Certificate of Authenticity sticker on your computer). 1 With the computer on, insert the Microsoft Windows Vista system recovery disc (included with your computer) in the disc drive tray. 2 Shut down the computer. If you do not have access to the desktop, press and hold the On button on the computer to shut down. 3 Press the On button to turn on the computer. 4 When the HP logo screen appears, press the Delete key on the keyboard repeatedly, until the logo screen disappears. NOTE: Some operations may be slightly different depending on your motherboard. 5 From the main menu at the top of the window, use the left arrow and right arrow keys on your keyboard to select Boot. 6 Use the up arrow and down arrow keys to select Boot Device Priority, and then press Enter on the keyboard. Next, you associate 1st Boot Device with CDROM. To do so: 1 Ensure 1st Boot Device is selected, and press Enter. 2 In the submenu that appears, use the arrow keys to move the black marker on the right of the boot devices to CDROM. Press Enter. Note that 1st Boot Device is now associated with CDROM. 3 Press F10 on the keyboard. System Recovery 5