HP C2M29UA, C2M21UA Backing up, restoring, and recovering, Creating recovery media and backups

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7Backing up, restoring, and recovering

Your computer includes tools 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.

For additional information , select the HP Support Assistant app on the Start screen, select My computer, and then select User guides.

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 recovery media. This step creates a backup of the 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.

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 HP 2000 Notebook PC Compaq Presario CQ58 First Edition October Document Part Number Safety warning notice Iv Safety warning notice Table of contents Specifications Power cord set requirements Viii Product description Power requirements Operating system PreinstalledServiceability End-user replaceable parts External media cardOptical drive Wlan cards External component identification Finding your hardware and software informationLocating software Right sideLeft side Front Component Description Speakers Produce soundDisplay Top TouchPadPower light White The computer is on LightsButton Keys Esc keyBottom Illustrated parts catalog Serial number locationComputer major components Illustrated parts catalogPower connector includes cable Power button boardSpeaker assembly includes cable Hard drive connector cableBattery Description Spare part number Hard driveDisplay assembly components Display Screw Kit not illustrated Description Spare part numberDisplay back cover includes logo Mass storage devices Miscellaneous parts Sequential part number listing Spare part number DescriptionIllustrated parts catalog 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 Serial numberComputer feet Description Spare part number Rubber Feet Kit 639572-001Battery Service door Hard drive Page Optical drive Page Wlan module Memory module RTC battery Keyboard Page Top cover Page Page Power button board Description Spare part number Power button board 640884-001Speaker assembly TouchPad button board USB board Description Spare part number USB board 640883-001Security cable lock Power connector Display assembly Page Page Page Page Page Page System board Fan/heat sink assembly see Fan/heat sink assembly on Page Fan/heat sink assembly Page Page Component replacement procedures Specifications Computer specifications39.6-cm 15.6-in display specifications Hard drive specifications Random access time Transfer modeApplicable disc Cache buffer Data transfer rateSpecifications Using Setup Utility Bios and System Diagnostics Starting Setup Utility BiosUpdating the Bios Determining the Bios versionUsing System Diagnostics Downloading a Bios updatePage Backing up, restoring, and recovering Creating recovery media and backupsCreating recovery media See Creating recovery media onRestore and recovery For more information, see Removing the recovery partition on Using Windows Refresh for quick and easy recovery Remove everything and reinstall WindowsRecovering using HP Recovery Manager What you need to knowRemoving the recovery partition Using recovery media to recoverPage Power cord set requirements Requirements for all countriesRequirements for specific countries and regions Country/region Accredited agency Applicable note numberPower cord set requirements Recycling Bios IndexUSB Recovery media Creating