Recovering Using Hp Recovery Media; Changing The Computer Boot Order; Removing The Hp Recovery Partition (Select Products Only) - HP Spectre x360 Maintenance And Service Manual

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boot order, and then follow the on-screen instructions. See
on page

Recovering using HP Recovery media

If your computer does not have an HP Recovery partition or if the hard drive is not working properly, you can use
HP Recovery media to recover the original operating system and software programs that were installed at the
factory.
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Insert the HP Recovery media, and then restart the computer.
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boot order, and then follow the on-screen instructions. See
on page

Changing the computer boot order

If your computer does not restart in HP Recovery Manager, you can change the computer boot order. This 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, depending on the location of your HP Recovery media.
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:
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Turn on or restart the computer or tablet, quickly press esc, and then press
For tablets without keyboards:
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Turn on or restart the tablet, quickly hold down the volume up button, and then select f9.
‒ or –
Turn on or restart the tablet, quickly hold down the volume down button, and then select f9.
3. Select the optical drive or USB flash drive from which you want to boot, and then 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 (select products only) to free up
hard drive space.
IMPORTANT:
create HP Recovery media. Before removing the Recovery partition, create HP Recovery media. See
Recovery media (select products only) on page
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.
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If your computer does not automatically restart in HP Recovery Manager, change the computer
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If your computer does not automatically restart in HP Recovery Manager, change the computer
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For a tablet with a detachable keyboard, connect the tablet to the keyboard base before
After you remove the HP Recovery partition, you will not be able to perform System Recovery or
Changing the computer boot order
Changing the computer boot order
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f9 for boot options.
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