HP Pavilion 15-ab100 Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 111

What you need to know, Recovering using HP Recovery partition (select models only)

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What you need to know ● HP Recovery Manager recovers only software that was installed at the factory. For software not provided with this computer, you must either download the software from the manufacturer's website or reinstall the software from the disc provided by the manufacturer. ● A system recovery should be used as a final attempt to correct computer issues. If you have not already tried restore points (see Restoring to a previous system restore point on page 102) and partial restores (see Restoring specific files on page 102), try them before using HP Recovery Manager to recover your system. ● A system recovery must be performed if the computer hard drive fails or if all attempts to correct any functional computer issues fail. ● If the recovery media do not work, you can obtain recovery discs for your system from the HP website. ● The Minimized Image Recovery option is recommended for advanced users only. All hardware-related drivers and software are re-installed, but other software applications are not. Do not interrupt the process until it is complete, otherwise the recovery will fail. Recovering using HP Recovery partition (select models only) The HP Recovery partition (select models only), allows you to restore your system without the need for recovery discs or a recovery flash drive. This type of recovery can only be used if the hard drive is still working. To check for the presence of a recovery partition, select Start, right-click Computer then select Manage > Disk Management. If the recovery partition is present, a Recovery drive is listed in the window. NOTE: Recovery discs have been included if your computer did not ship with a recovery partition. 1. Access HP Recovery Manager in either of the following ways: ● Select Start and type recovery in the search field. Select Recovery Manager from the list. - or - ● Turn on or restart the computer, and then press esc while the "Press the ESC key for Startup Menu" message is displayed at the bottom of the screen. Then press f11 while the "F11 (System Recovery)" message is displayed on the screen. 2. Click System Recovery in the HP Recovery Manager window. 3. Follow the on-screen instructions. Recovering using the recovery media 1. If possible, back up all personal files. 2. Insert the first recovery disc into the optical drive on your computer or an optional external optical drive, and then restart the computer. - or - Insert the recovery flash drive into a USB port on your computer, and then restart the computer. NOTE: If the computer does not automatically restart in HP Recovery Manager, change the computer boot order. See Changing the computer boot order on page 104. Restore and recovery 103

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What you need to know
HP Recovery Manager recovers only software that was installed at the factory. For software not provided
with this computer, you must either download the software from the manufacturer's website or reinstall
the software from the disc provided by the manufacturer.
A system recovery should be used as a
final
attempt to correct computer issues. If you have not already
tried restore points (see
Restoring to a previous system restore point
on page
102
) and partial restores
(see
Restoring
specific
files
on page
102
), try them before using HP Recovery Manager to recover your
system.
A system recovery must be performed if the computer hard drive fails or if all attempts to correct any
functional computer issues fail.
If the recovery media do not work, you can obtain recovery discs for your system from the HP website.
The Minimized Image Recovery option is recommended for advanced users only. All hardware-related
drivers and software are re-installed, but other software applications are not. Do not interrupt the
process until it is complete, otherwise the recovery will fail.
Recovering using HP Recovery partition (select models only)
The HP Recovery partition (select models only), allows you to restore your system without the need for
recovery discs or a recovery
flash
drive. This type of recovery can only be used if the hard drive is still working.
To check for the presence of a recovery partition, select
Start
, right-click
Computer
then select
Manage
>
Disk Management
. If the recovery partition is present, a Recovery drive is listed in the window.
NOTE:
Recovery discs have been included if your computer did not ship with a recovery partition.
1.
Access HP Recovery Manager in either of the following ways:
Select
Start
and type
recovery
in the search
field.
Select
Recovery Manager
from the list.
– or –
Turn on or restart the computer, and then press
esc
while the “Press the ESC key for Startup Menu”
message is displayed at the bottom of the screen. Then press
f11
while the “F11 (System
Recovery)” message is displayed on the screen.
2.
Click
System Recovery
in the
HP Recovery Manager
window.
3.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
Recovering using the recovery media
1.
If possible, back up all personal
files.
2.
Insert the
first
recovery disc into the optical drive on your computer or an optional external optical drive,
and then restart the computer.
– or –
Insert the recovery
flash
drive into a USB port on your computer, and then restart the computer.
NOTE:
If the computer does not automatically restart in HP Recovery Manager, change the computer
boot order. See
Changing the computer boot order
on page
104
.
Restore and recovery
103