HP Pavilion dv6000 HP Pavilion Entertainment PC - Quick Reference Guide - Page 30

441259-001.book Page 8 Wednesday, February 14, 2007 9:21 AM Backup and recovery Recovering from the partition on the hard drive You can perform a recovery from the partition on the hard drive from either the Start button or f11. To restore the system from the partition, follow these steps: 1. Access the Recovery Manager tool in either of the following ways: ❏ Select Start > All Programs > Recovery Manager > Recovery Manager. ❏ Restart the computer and press f11 while the "Press for recovery" message is displayed on the screen. Then use the arrow keys to select Recovery Manager. The Recovery Manager tool opens. 2. Click Advanced Options. 3. Click System Recovery, and then click Next. 4. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the system recovery. Deleting the recovery partition on the hard drive The Recovery Manager Advanced Options menu allows you to increase space on the hard drive by deleting the recovery partition. Ä CAUTION: After you create the recovery discs, you can increase space on the hard drive by deleting the recovery partition. However, doing this is not recommended. If you delete this partition, you will lose any information that is on the partition, including the Recovery Manager software. Thereafter, you must use the recovery discs to access the Recovery Manager software. When you delete this partition, you lose any information that is on the partition, including the Recovery Manager software itself. Thereafter, you must use the recovery discs to access Recovery Manager. 4-8 Quick Reference