Compaq CQ58 manual Backing up, restoring, and recovering, Creating recovery media and backups

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7Backing up, restoring, and recovering

Your computer includes tools provided by HP and the operating system to help you safeguard your information and retrieve it if you ever need to. These tools will help you return your computer to a proper working state or even back to the original factory state, all with simple steps.

This chapter provides information about the following processes:

Creating recovery media and backups

Restoring and recovering your system

NOTE: This guide describes an overview of backing up, restoring and recovering options. For more details about the tools provided, see Help and Support. From the Start screen, type h, and then select Help and Support.

Creating recovery media and backups

Recovery after a system failure is only as good as your most recent backup.

1.After you successfully set up the computer, create HP Recovery media. This step creates a backup of the HP Recovery partition on the computer. The backup can be used to reinstall the original operating system in cases where the hard drive is corrupted or has been replaced.

HP Recovery media you create will provide the following recovery options:

System Recovery—Reinstalls the original operating system and the programs that were installed at the factory.

Minimized Image Recovery—Reinstalls the operating system and all hardware-related drivers and software, but not other software applications.

Factory Reset—Restores the computer to the state its original factory state by deleting all information from the hard drive and re-creating the partitions. Then it reinstalls the operating system and the software that was installed at the factory.

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Contents Compaq Presario CQ58 First Edition November Document Part Number Safety warning notice Iv Safety warning notice Table of contents Using Setup Utility Bios and System Diagnostics Power cord set requirements Viii Product description Wireless Category Description MemoryHard drive Optical drivePower requirements Category DescriptionExternal media cards PortsCategory Description Security Operating system PreinstalledServiceability Display External component identificationFinding your hardware and software information Component Description Communication and Chat CyberLink YouCamComponent Control Panel System and Security Power OptionsButton Keys Fn keyLights Component Description Speakers Produce sound TouchPadFront Left side Off power to the display and other Right side Bottom Illustrated parts catalog Service tag Description FunctionComputer major components Component Spare part numberPower button board includes cable Optical drive connector cable includes bracketPower connector cable includes bracket BatteryRTC battery Wlan moduleComponent Spare part number Cover Kit, includes 686272-001 Display assembly subcomponents Component Spare part number Display bezel15.6-in, LED, SVA, HD, BrightView display panel Display Hinge Kit , includesDisplay enclosure Mass storage devices Hard Drive Hardware Kit , includesMiscellaneous parts Screw KitSequential part number listing Spare part number DescriptionReplacement thermal material Sequential part number listing Removal and replacement procedures Preliminary replacement requirementsService considerations Tools requiredCables and connectors Grounding guidelines Electrostatic discharge damagePackaging and transporting guidelines Equipment guidelines Material Use Voltage protection levelComponent replacement procedures Service tagComputer feet Battery Description Spare part numberMemory module Wlan module Page Keyboard For use in country/region Spare part numberPage Page Page Optical drive Page Hard drive Page Page RTC battery Description Spare part number RTC battery 686274-001Top cover Page Page Power button board TouchPad button board 686271-001Page Page Optical drive connector cable Page Speakers Page USB board Page System board Page Page Fan/heat sink assembly Page Display assembly Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Power connector cable Page Using Setup Utility Bios and System Diagnostics Starting Setup Utility BiosUpdating the Bios Determining the Bios versionDownloading a Bios update Using System Diagnostics Specifications Computer specifications15.6-in, SVA, display panel display specifications Hard drive specifications Backing up, restoring, and recovering Creating recovery media and backupsCreating HP Recovery media See Creating HP Recovery media onRestore and recovery Using Windows Refresh for quick and easy recovery Help and SupportRemove everything and reinstall Windows Recovering using HP Recovery ManagerWhat you need to know Removing the HP Recovery partition Using HP Recovery media to recoverPower cord set requirements Requirements for all countriesRequirements for specific countries and regions Country/region Accredited agency Applicable note numberRecycling Index Hdmi TouchPad button