What You Need To Know Before You Get Started; Using The Hp Recovery Partition (Select Products Only) - HP Pavilion Star Wars Maintenance And Service Manual

What you need to know before you get started

● HP Recovery Manager recovers only software that was installed at the factory. For software not provided
with this computer, you must either download the software from the manufacturer's website or reinstall
the software from the media provided by the manufacturer.
IMPORTANT:
computer issues.
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
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 from the HP
website. Go to http://www.hp.com/support, select your country or region, and follow the on-screen
instructions.
IMPORTANT:
beginning recovery, back up any personal data you want to retain.
Using HP Recovery media, you can choose from one of the following recovery options:
NOTE: Only the options available for your computer display when you start the recovery process.
● System Recovery—Reinstalls the original operating system, and then configures the settings for the
programs that were installed at the factory.
● Factory Reset—Restores the computer to its original factory state by deleting all information from the
hard drive and re-creating the partitions. Then it reinstalls the operating system and the software that
was installed at the factory.
The HP Recovery partition (select products only) allows System Recovery only.

Using the HP Recovery partition (select products only)

The HP Recovery partition allows you to perform a system recovery without the need for recovery discs or a
recovery USB flash drive. This type of recovery can be used only if the hard drive is still working.
To start HP Recovery Manager from the HP Recovery partition:
IMPORTANT:
beginning these steps (select products only).
1. Type recovery in the taskbar search box, select Recovery Manager, and then select HP Recovery
Environment.
- or-
For computers or tablets with keyboards attached, press
hold f11
For tablets without keyboards:
Turn on or restart the tablet, and then quickly hold down the volume down button; then select f11.
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Recovery through HP Recovery Manager should be used as a final attempt to correct
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HP Recovery Manager does not automatically provide backups of your personal data. Before
For a tablet with a detachable keyboard, connect the keyboard to the keyboard dock before
as you press the power button.
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f11 while the computer boots, or press and
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