Recovering Information Using Recovery Manager; Recovering The Entire Hard Drive Using F11 - HP EliteBook 6930p Maintenance And Service Manual

Recovering information using Recovery Manager

If other methods do not work, you can recover your hard drive (in its factory state) as a last resort:
CAUTION:
drive. All files you have created and any software installed on the computer will be permanently
removed. Recovery Manager reinstalls the operating system and HP programs and drivers that were
installed at the factory. Software not installed at the factory must be reinstalled.
1. If possible, back up all personal files.
2. Restart the computer, and then press
3.
Select Repair your computer.
NOTE:
has not been deleted. If the option is not displayed, refer to the "Recovering information using a
Windows Vista operating system DVD (purchased separately)" section.
4.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
5. Click Next.
6. Select your user name, type your password (if applicable), and then click OK.
7. Click HP Recovery Manager.
8.
Follow the on-screen instructions.

Recovering the entire hard drive using f11

You can recover the entire hard drive (in its factory state) from the Windows recovery partition using
f11.
CAUTION:
you have created and any software installed on the computer will be permanently removed. The
recovery tool reinstalls the operating system and HP programs and drivers that were installed at the
factory. Software not installed at the factory must be reinstalled.
NOTE:
You can use this recovery method only if the Windows recovery partition has not been
deleted. To recover the hard drive from the recovery partition, follow these steps:
1. If possible, back up all personal files.
2. Turn on or restart the computer, and then press
message is displayed at the bottom of the screen.
3.
Press f11
4.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
Using Recovery Manager will completely erase hard drive contents and reformat the hard
The "Repair your computer" option is displayed only if the Windows recovery partition
Using f11 will completely erase hard drive contents and reformat the hard drive. All files
while the "Press for recovery" message is displayed on the screen.
f8 before the Windows operating system loads.
esc while the "Press the ESC key for Startup Menu"
f11
Performing a recovery
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