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NOTE 1 Troubleshooting Your PC Recovering Hard Disk Contents Recovering Hard Disk Contents In the unlikely event of a hard disk crash, you can recover your PC's preloaded operating system and software using the Diagnostics & Recovery CD-ROM1supplied with your PC. You can recover, for example: • Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0 & Service Pack. • Any HP-supplied drivers (for example, video, IDE and LAN). • Any HP-designed manageability applications (for example, HP TopTools and HP DiagTools). Any software that has been installed on the PC after it was manufactured, and any personal data that has been generated by applications installed on the PC, are not covered by the recovery process. Recovering Preloaded Software from a CD-ROM You can use the Diagnostics & Recovery CD-ROM1 to change or reconfigure your operating system, reinstall drivers or other factory supplied software components. The following paths are available (where D: is the drive letter assigned to your CD-ROM drive): • D:\Win95 for Windows 95 (CAB files) • D:\I386 for Windows NT 4.0 • D:\Drivers for drivers • D:\Applications for software applications and other components. 1. Some models are not provided with a Diagnostics & Recovery CD-ROM. If you do not have a Diagnostics & Recovery CD-ROM, reinstall the operating system from the CD-ROM provided for this purpose with your PC. Any drivers you need to reinstall can be downloaded from HP's Support Web site at: www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport. 31

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Troubleshooting Your PC
Recovering Hard Disk Contents
Recovering Hard Disk Contents
In the unlikely event of a hard disk crash, you can recover your PC’s
preloaded operating system and software using the Diagnostics &
Recovery CD-ROM
1
supplied with your PC. You can recover, for
example:
•
Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0 & Service Pack.
•
Any HP-supplied drivers (for example, video, IDE and LAN).
•
Any HP-designed manageability applications (for example,
HP TopTools and HP DiagTools).
NOTE
Any software that has been installed on the PC after it was
manufactured, and any personal data that has been generated by
applications installed on the PC, are not covered by the recovery
process.
Recovering Preloaded Software from a CD-ROM
You can use the
Diagnostics & Recovery CD-ROM
1
to change or
reconfigure your operating system, reinstall drivers or other factory
supplied software components. The following paths are available
(where
D:
is the drive letter assigned to your CD-ROM drive):
•
D:\Win95
for Windows 95 (CAB files)
•
D:\I386
for Windows NT 4.0
•
D:\Drivers
for drivers
•
D:\Applications
for software applications and other components.
1.
Some models are not provided with a
Diagnostics & Recovery CD-ROM
.
If you do not have a
Diagnostics & Recovery CD-ROM
, reinstall the
operating system from the CD-ROM provided for this purpose with your
PC. Any drivers you need to reinstall can be downloaded from HP’s
Support Web site at:
www.hp.com/go/vectrasupport
.