Backup and recovery
Recover the system
HP Backup and Recovery Manager analyzes the hard drive and creates a dedicated hard drive recovery partition on the hard drive large enough to store a copy of the full factory image. You choose whether you want to store that copy on the recovery partition, on another drive, or on external recovery discs.
✎Before using HP Backup and Recovery Manager, try repairing the system by running Microsoft Windows System Restore. For more information, select Start > Help and Support, and then search for “System Restore.”
The HP Backup and Recovery Manager allows you to
■� Create recovery discs (recommended). The recovery discs are used to boot the computer and to restore the full factory image (operating system and software) in case of system failure or instability.
✎To create recovery discs or boot this computer using recovery discs, the computer must be connected to an optional external MultiBay device with an optical drive.
✎If you don’t have a CD or DVD burner, a copy of the entire hard drive image can be stored on another hard drive or on a network drive.
■� Perform a recovery. You can perform a full system recovery or recover important files from a recovery partition on the hard drive or from recovery discs that you create.
Getting Started� |
