4

Setting up and restoring Windows 7 ...............................................................................

27

 

Setting up the Windows 7 operating system ..............................................................................

27

 

Installing or upgrading device drivers ........................................................................

27

 

Transferring files and settings ....................................................................................

28

 

Restoring and recovering in Windows 7 ...................................................................................

28

 

System Restore ........................................................................................................

29

 

System Recovery .....................................................................................................

30

 

System Recovery when Windows is responding ...........................................

30

 

System Recovery when Windows is not responding ......................................

31

 

System recovery using recovery media ........................................................

31

 

Creating recovery media ............................................................

32

 

Using recovery media ................................................................

33

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Setting up and restoring Windows 8 ...............................................................................

34

 

Additional information ............................................................................................................

34

 

Setting up the Windows 8 Operating System ..............................................................

34

 

Downloading Windows 8 updates ............................................................................

35

 

Backup and recovery in Windows 8 .........................................................................................

35

 

Backing up your information .....................................................................................

35

 

Performing a system recovery ...................................................................................

36

 

Using the Windows recovery tools .............................................................

36

 

Using F11 recovery tools ...........................................................................

37

 

Using HP Windows 8 restore media (purchased separately) ..........................

38

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Setting up and restoring Linux ........................................................................................

39

 

HP Linux Support Matrix .........................................................................................................

39

 

HP Installer Kit for Linux (HPIKL) ................................................................................................

40

 

Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux ..........................................................................................

40

 

HPIKL driver disc .....................................................................................................

41

 

Installing with the HP Red Hat Linux driver disc ...........................................................

41

 

Warranty ...............................................................................................................

41

 

Setting up SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED) ........................................................................

42

 

Setting up preloaded SLED .......................................................................................

42

 

Installing SLED with the DVD Installer Kit ....................................................................

42

 

Warranty ...............................................................................................................

42

 

Restoring SLED (preloaded systems only) ....................................................................

43

 

Proprietary graphics drivers .....................................................................................................

43

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Updating the workstation ...............................................................................................

44

 

Updating the workstation after first boot ....................................................................................

44

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