Recovering Hard Drive Contents - HP Vectra VL410 Upgrade Manual

Upgrading and replacing hardware

Recovering Hard Drive Contents

To recover the full contents of your hard drive you need:
the HP Image Library and Diagnostics CD-ROM
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the HP Image Creation and Recovery CD-ROM.
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HP Image Creation & Recovery CD-ROM
This enables you to:
Recover your original operating system
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Restore a complete software image for your HP PC
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Install an alternative Operating system (when available)
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Customize your hard disk partitions' size and type
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Access operating system master files (required for installing certain drivers).
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HP Image Library & Diagnostics CD-ROM
(if provided)
This enables you to:
Re-install original drivers and utilities
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Reinstall device drivers
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Run e-DiagTools hardware diagnostics.
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Documentation for the Recovery Process
All of these processes are fully documented on the first
CD-ROM
. The documentation is displayed when you insert this CD-ROM.
When Should I Use the HP Image Library and Diagnostics CD-ROM?
To run e-DiagTools if you cannot run diagnostics from the hard disk partition
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To reinstall a driver if you cannot access HP's support Web site.
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When Should I Use the HP Image Creation and Recovery CD?
To reinstall the PC's original operating system if you suspect an unstable software environment
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To deal with a virus infection. The recovery process will clean up the hard drive.
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Changing the Hard Disk Drive
If the hard disk drive is corrupted and you can no longer use it, you should replace it with a new hard
disk drive.
If the replacement hard disk drive is brand new, you will need to partition and format the drive. The HP
Image Creation & Recovery CD-ROM contains utilities to guide you through this process.
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HP Image Creation and Recovery