Changing The Computer Boot Order; Removing The Hp Recovery Partition (Select Products Only); Backing Up, Restoring, And Recovering In Windows 7 - HP EliteOne 800 G3 Maintenance & Service Manual

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 the system Startup menu.
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 up button; then select f9.
- or -
Turn on or restart the tablet, and then quickly hold down the volume down button; then select f9.
- or -
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.
IMPORTANT:
or create HP recovery media from the HP Recovery partition. So before you remove the Recovery partition,
create HP Recovery media; see
NOTE: The Remove Recovery Partition option is only available on products that support this function.
Follow these steps to remove the HP Recovery partition:
1. Type recovery in the taskbar search box, and then select HP Recovery Manager.
2. Select Remove Recovery Partition, and then follow the on-screen instructions.

Backing up, restoring, and recovering in Windows 7

Your computer includes HP and Windows tools to help you safeguard your information and retrieve it if you
ever need to. These tools will help you return your computer to a proper working state, all with simple steps.
This section provides information about the following processes:
● Creating recovery media and backups
● Restoring and recovering your system
106 Chapter 8 Backing up, restoring, and recovering
For a tablet with a detachable keyboard, connect the keyboard to the keyboard dock before
After you remove the HP Recovery partition, you will not be able to perform System Recovery
Creating HP Recovery media (select products only) on page
f9 for boot options.
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