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What you need to know before you get started

HP Recovery media must be used if the computer hard drive fails. If you have not already created

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recovery media, see

To use the Factory Reset option (select products only), you must use HP Recovery media. If you have not

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already created recovery media, see

If your computer does not allow the creation of HP Recovery media or if the HP Recovery media does not

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work, you can obtain recovery media for your system from support. See the Worldwide Telephone

Numbers booklet included with the computer. You can also find contact information on the HP website.

Go to http://www.hp.com/support, select your country or region, and follow the on-screen instructions.

Using HP Recovery media to recover

You can use HP Recovery media to recover the original system.

If possible, back up all personal files.

Insert the HP Recovery media, and then restart the computer.

Follow the on-screen instructions.

Changing the computer boot order

If your computer does not restart using the HP Recovery media, you can change the computer boot order. This

is the order of devices listed in BIOS where the computer looks for startup information. You can change the

selection to an optical drive or a USB flash drive, depending on the location of your HP Recovery media.

To change the boot order:

Insert the HP Recovery media.

Access the system Startup menu:

Turn on or restart the computer, quickly press esc, and then press

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Select the optical drive or USB flash drive from which you want to boot, and then follow the on-screen

instructions.

Getting started

Creating HP Recovery media (select products only) on page

for boot options.

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