Recovering And Reinstalling Software; To Recover The Factory Installation Of Your Hard Disk - HP Pavilion N5402L Reference Manual

Recovering and Reinstalling Software

CAUTION
You can use the Recovery CD to recover an original build. If you need to recover a
specific application, you can reinstall the software directly from your hard drive; for
instructions, see "To recover an application" on page 115.
The Recovery CD provides the HP notebook–specific Windows drivers to configure your
custom system. You can find drivers:
• On the hard drive under c:\hp\drivers.
• On the Recovery CD, under \hp\drivers.
• On the HP notebook web site at www.hp.com/notebooks. This web site contains the
latest updates of software drivers for your computer.

To recover the factory installation of your hard disk

The following procedure describes how to recover the original Windows software and
operating system that came with your computer.
This procedure formats the hard disk drive. After the hard disk drive is formatted,
you'll need to reinstall any applications. Reformatting the hard disk drive will
erase all data on the disk.
Do not interrupt the following process or unplug the AC adapter until the process
is complete.
1. Important: back up all data from your hard disk. The following steps delete all data
from the disk.
2. Connect the AC adapter to the computer.
3. Insert the Recovery CD (disc 1) in the CD-ROM drive. If the computer is turned off,
insert a straightened paper clip into the hole on the drive door to open it.
4. Turn on or restart the computer. If the computer is running, click Start, Turn Off
Computer, Restart.
5. When you see the HP logo, press ESC to display the Boot menu.
6. Use the arrow keys to select the CD-ROM drive as the boot device, and press Enter.
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