HP Pavilion 15-ab500 Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 117

Changing the computer boot order, Removing the HP Recovery partition (select models only)

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1. If possible, back up all personal files. 2. Insert the HP Recovery media, 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 109. 3. Follow the on-screen instructions. Changing the computer boot order If your computer does not restart in HP Recovery Manager, you can change the computer boot order, which is the order of devices listed in BIOS where the computer looks for startup information. You can change the selection for an optical drive or a USB flash drive. To change the boot order: 1. Insert the HP Recovery media. 2. Start Computer Setup: ▲ Turn on or restart the computer, quickly press esc, and then press f9 for boot options. 3. Select the optical drive or USB flash drive from which you want to boot. 4. Follow the on-screen instructions. Removing the HP Recovery partition (select models only) HP Recovery Manager software allows you to remove the HP Recovery partition to free up hard drive space. IMPORTANT: After you remove the HP Recovery partition, you can no longer use the Windows Refresh option or the Windows option to remove everything and reinstall Windows. In addition, you will not be able to perform System Recovery or Minimized Image Recovery from the HP Recovery partition. So before you remove the Recovery partition, create HP Recovery media; see Creating HP Recovery media (select models only) on page 105. Follow these steps to remove the HP Recovery partition: 1. From the Start screen, type recovery, and then select HP Recovery Manager. 2. Select Remove Recovery Partition, and then follow the on-screen instructions. Restore and recovery 109

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1.
If possible, back up all personal
files.
2.
Insert the HP Recovery media, 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
109
.
3.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
Changing the computer boot order
If your computer does not restart in HP Recovery Manager, you can change the computer boot order, which is
the order of devices listed in BIOS where the computer looks for startup information. You can change the
selection for an optical drive or a USB
flash
drive.
To change the boot order:
1.
Insert the HP Recovery media.
2.
Start Computer Setup:
▲
Turn on or restart the computer, quickly press
esc
, and then press
f9
for boot options.
3.
Select the optical drive or USB
flash
drive from which you want to boot.
4.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
Removing the HP Recovery partition (select models only)
HP Recovery Manager software allows you to remove the HP Recovery partition to free up hard drive space.
IMPORTANT:
After you remove the HP Recovery partition, you can no longer use the Windows Refresh
option or the Windows option to remove everything and reinstall Windows. In addition, you will not be able to
perform System Recovery or Minimized Image Recovery from the HP Recovery partition. So before you
remove the Recovery partition, create HP Recovery media; see
Creating HP Recovery media (select models
only)
on page
105
.
Follow these steps to remove the HP Recovery partition:
1.
From the Start screen, type
recovery
, and then select
HP Recovery Manager
.
2.
Select
Remove Recovery Partition
, and then follow the on-screen instructions.
Restore and recovery
109