Recovering From The Recovery Discs; Recovering From The Dedicated Recovery Partition (Select Models Only) - HP Presario CQ60-106ER Maintenance And Service Manual

Recovering from the recovery discs

To restore the system from the recovery discs:
1. Back up all personal files.
2. Insert the first recovery disc into the optical drive and restart the computer.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Recovering from the dedicated recovery partition (select models only)

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If your computer includes a solid-state drive (SSD), you may not have a recovery partition. You will not be able
to recover using this procedure. Recovery discs have been included for computers that do not have a partition.
Use these discs to recover your operating system and software.
On some models, you can perform a recovery from the partition on the hard drive from either the Start
button or .
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To restore the system from the partition, follow these steps:
1. Access Recovery Manager in either of the following ways:
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Select Start > All Programs > Recovery Manager > Recovery Manager.
–or–
❏
Restart the computer and press
screen. Then select Recovery Manager.
Recovery Manager opens.
2. Click Advanced Options.
3. Click System recovery, and then click Next.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Backup and recovery
while the "Press <F11> for recovery" message is displayed on the
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