System Recovery - HP Pavilion 525 Quick Start Manual

System Recovery

When other methods of repairing your system
software (like system restore or application
recovery) fail, you may want to use the
HP Pavilion system recovery program as
a last resort to reinstall the software.
When necessary, you can reinstall the operating
system and the application software that was
originally installed on the PC at the factory by
using the system recovery program.
Warning:
The HP Pavilion system
recovery program will delete any data
or programs that you installed after
purchase. Be sure to back up any
data that you want to keep onto a
removable disc.
The system recovery program uses a special
recovery partition on the hard disk that stores
an image of the original software.
Note:
The system recovery image is in a partition area
of the hard drive, and takes up part of the total
drive space. 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, use
recovery CDs to reinstall the operating system
and software to the hard disk drive. See "System
Recovery Using Recovery CDs" on page 91.
Make your own recovery CDs before you need
them; see "Using HP Recovery CD Creator" on
page 91.
To start system recovery:
1 Turn off the PC. Disconnect all peripheral
devices from the PC except the monitor, the
keyboard, and the mouse. Turn on the PC.
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