HP Compaq Presario,Presario 8000 Getting Started page 79

The System Recovery program uses a special
recovery partition on the hard disk drive to store
an image of the original software.
The system recovery image takes up part of
the total hard disk drive space. The system
recovery partition disk space is not
available for your use.
In the unlikely event that you replace the hard disk
drive or somehow damage the data in the special
recovery partition on the hard disk drive, you must
use recovery CDs to reinstall the operating system
and software to the hard disk drive. See "System
Recovery Using Recovery CDs" on page 6–8.
Make your own recovery CDs before you need
them; see "Using Compaq Recovery CD Creator"
on page 6–7.
Getting Started
Using Application Recovery and System Recovery
To contact Compaq Support, see the Warranty and
Support Guide, included in the PC documentation,
for the Compaq Customer Care telephone number.
Starting System Recovery If the PC Is
Responding
1. Click Start on the taskbar.
2. Click Turn Off Computer, and then click
Turn Off.
3. Disconnect all peripheral devices from the PC
except the monitor, the keyboard, and the
mouse.
4. Press the Power button to turn on the PC.
5. Click Start on the taskbar.
6. Choose All Programs.
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