Using Hp Recovery Media To Recover; Changing The Computer Boot Order; Removing The Hp Recovery Partition (Select Products Only) - HP Pavilion Star Wars Maintenance And Service Manual

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Turn on or restart the tablet, and then quickly hold down the Windows button; then select f11.
2. Select Troubleshoot from the boot options menu.
3. Select Recovery Manager, and then follow the on-screen instructions.

Using HP Recovery media to recover

You can use HP Recovery media to recover the original system. This method can be used if your system does
not have an HP Recovery partition or if the hard drive is not working properly.
1. If possible, back up all personal files.
2. Insert the HP Recovery media, and then restart the computer.
NOTE:
boot order. See
3. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Changing the computer boot order

If your computer does not restart in HP Recovery Manager, you can change the computer boot order, which is
the order of devices listed in BIOS where the computer looks for startup information. You can change the
selection to an optical drive or a USB flash drive.
To change the boot order:
IMPORTANT:
beginning these steps.
1. Insert the HP Recovery media.
2. Access BIOS:
For computers or tablets with keyboards attached:
▲ Turn on or restart the computer or tablet, quickly press esc, and then press
For tablets without keyboards:
▲ Turn on or restart the tablet, and then quickly hold down the volume down button; then select f9.
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Turn on or restart the tablet, and then quickly hold down the Windows button; then select f9.
3. Select the optical drive or USB flash drive from which you want to boot.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Removing the HP Recovery partition (select products only)

HP Recovery Manager software allows you to remove the HP Recovery partition to free up hard drive space.
If the computer does not automatically restart in HP Recovery Manager, change the computer
Changing the computer boot order on page
For a tablet with a detachable keyboard, connect the keyboard to the keyboard dock before
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f9 for boot options.
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