HP Media Center,Pavilion Media Center m260 Supplementary Manual page 43

To start System Recovery if the PC
is responding
1 Turn off the PC. Disconnect all peripheral
devices from the PC except the monitor, the
keyboard, and the mouse. Turn on the PC.
2 Click Start on the taskbar, choose All
Programs, choose Hewlett-Packard,
choose hp pavilion pc tools, and click
hp pc system recovery.
3 Wait until the System Recovery window
appears asking Do you really want to start
System Recovery?
4 Click Yes to continue with the recovery
process. If you created recovery discs, you
may be directed to insert recovery disc #1.
5 The PC starts the recovery; wait for the
onscreen instructions to display, and then
follow those instructions.
6 Complete the PC startup, and finish
the registration process. Then reconnect
all peripheral devices.
To start System Recovery if the PC
is not responding
1 Turn off the PC. If necessary, press and hold
the On button until the PC turns off.
2 Disconnect all peripheral devices from the
PC except the monitor, the keyboard, and the
mouse.
3 Press the On button to turn the PC on.
4 During the startup, do the following to enter
the System Recovery program:
When the blue screen with the HP Invent logo
appears, press the F10 key on the keyboard.
(You have only a few seconds to press the
F10 key before the normal startup process
continues.)
5 The PC starts the recovery; wait for the
onscreen instructions to display, and then
follow those instructions.
6 Complete the PC startup, and finish
the registration process. Then reconnect all
peripheral devices.
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