HP Brio Assist CD-ROM

HP Brio Assist CD-ROM

Your PC comes with two HP Brio Assist CD-ROMs (Windows 98 version) or three (Windows 2000 version):

•HP Brio Assist CD-ROM - System Recovery (1 or 2 CDs)

•HP Brio Assist CD-ROM - Drivers & Utilities (1 CD)

HP Brio Assist CD-ROM - System Recovery

Use this CD-ROM to:

•perform a full system recovery

•replace Windows 2000 with Windows NT 4.0 (feature available in some countries only)

HP Brio Assist CD-ROM - Drivers & Utilities

Use this CD-ROM to:

•reinstall individual device drivers or utilities

•run e-DiagTools hardware diagnostics.

Using the HP Brio Assist CD-ROMs

To use the HP Brio Assist CD-ROMs, you must either:

•boot the PC from the CD-ROM

•browse the CD-ROM while the PC is running.

Note If the PC does not boot from the HP Brio Assist CD-ROM - System Recovery, you must change the order of devices from which your PC tries to start up. To do so, restart your PC and press F2 when prompted to enter the HP Setup program. Change the Boot Device Priority in the Setup program Boot menu so that ATAPI CD-ROM Drive appears before Hard Drive (refer to “Support and Information Services” on page 45).

Performing a Full System Recovery or Alternative OS Installation

You can use the HP Brio Assist CD-ROM - System Recovery to recover the PC’s factory supplied configuration by restoring the operating system (OS), drivers and HP supplied applications. This will return the PC’s software configuration to a state similar to when the PC was originally shipped.

In some countries on Windows 2000 models, you can also replace the preloaded Windows 2000 operating system with Windows NT 4.0.

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