Performing A System Restore - HP Pavilion G6 Maintenance And Service Manual

NOTE:
If your computer does not include an integrated optical drive, you can use an optional
external optical drive (purchased separately) to create recovery discs, or you can purchase recovery
discs for your computer from the HP Web site. If you use an external optical drive, it must be connected
directly to a USB port on the computer, not to a USB port on an external device, such as a USB hub.
Guidelines:
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Purchase high-quality DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-R DL, or DVD+R DL discs.
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(rewritable Blu-ray) discs, are not compatible with the HP Recovery Manager software.
● The computer must be connected to AC power during this process.
● Only one set of recovery discs or one recovery flash drive can be created per computer.
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drive.
● If necessary, you can exit the program before you have finished creating the recovery discs or
recovery flash drive. The next time you open HP Recovery Manager, you will be prompted to
continue the backup creation process.
To create a set of recovery discs or a recovery flash drive:
1. Select Start > All Programs > HP > HP Recovery Manager > HP Recovery Media
Creation.
2.
Follow the on-screen instructions.

Performing a system restore

HP Recovery Manager software allows you to repair or restore the computer to its original factory state.
HP Recovery Manager works from recovery discs, a recovery flash drive, or from a dedicated recovery
partition (select models only) on the hard drive.
NOTE: A system restore needs to be performed if the computer hard drive has failed or if all attempts
to correct any functional computer issues fail. A system restore should be used as a final attempt to
correct computer issues.
Note the following when performing a system restore:
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You can restore only the system that you have previously backed up. HP recommends that you use
Recovery Manager to create either a set of recovery discs or a recovery flash drive as soon as you
set up the computer.
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Windows has its own built-in repair features, such as System Restore. If you have not already tried
these features, try them before using HP Recovery Manager.
● HP Recovery Manager restores only software that was preinstalled at the factory. Software not
provided with this computer must be downloaded from the manufacturer's Web site or reinstalled
from the disc provided by the manufacturer.
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Read-write discs, such as CD-RW, DVD±RW, double-layer DVD±RW, and BD-RE
If you are creating recovery discs, number each disc before inserting it into the optical
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