The System Recovery program uses a special recovery partition on the hard disk that stores an image of the original software. This makes recovery convenient, without the need to have or use a System Recovery CD.
Note: The system recovery image is in a partition area of the hard drive; this disk space is not available for your use.
In the unlikely event that you replace the hard drive, or somehow damage the data in the special recovery partition on the hard drive, you must contact HP Support for help.
To contact HP Support, see the Support Guide, included in the computer documentation, for the HP Customer Care telephone number.
To start System Recovery:
1Disconnect all peripheral devices from the PC except the monitor, the keyboard, and the mouse.
2Do one of the following:
3If the computer responds: click Start on the taskbar, choose All Programs, choose
Or
3If the computer does not respond, press and hold the On button until the computer turns off. Continue with step 3.
3Wait a few seconds and then press the On button to turn the computer on.
4During the startup, do the following to enter the System Recovery program:
When the blue screen with the HP Invent logo appears, press the F10 key on the keyboard. (You have only a few seconds to press the F10 key before the normal startup process continues.)
5Wait until the System Recovery box appears asking Do you really want to start HP PC System Recovery?
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