Creating System Recovery Dvds Or Cds; Restoring From Hpbr Dvds Or Cds; Restoring A System Directly From The Recovery Partition; Reclaiming Hard Drive Space From The Recovery Partition - HP Xw6600 - Workstation - 2 GB RAM Technical Reference Manual

CAUTION:
Windows partition is deleted when you perform a system restore using the HPBR process. However,
the recovery partition on the system drive and other partitions will not be affected.

Creating system recovery DVDs or CDs

You can create a set of system recovery DVDs or CDs if you have a writable optical drive. After launching
the HP Backup and Restore Manager, you can create International Standards Organization (ISO)
images of the factory image, or write them directly to CD or DVD. You can also create a supplemental
HP Backup and Recovery Manager CD. (There may be additional CDs you can create depending on
the options purchased.) You can also move CD images to another location, such as a network share,
or to be copied to a DVD or CD at a later time or from another system.

Restoring from HPBR DVDs or CDs

To start the system recovery process, boot from the DVD or CD you created previously, then carefully
follow the online instructions.

Restoring a system directly from the recovery partition

Follow these steps to start the HPBR system restore process from the Recovery Manager:
1. Boot the workstation.
2. When prompted on the boot splash screen to enter the Recovery Manager, press F11.
3. Follow the prompts to restore the system to factory-like condition.

Reclaiming hard drive space from the recovery partition

To free up hard drive space, you can remove only the recovery partition, or you can completely uninstall
the HP Backup and Recovery Manager application.
CAUTION:
– The F11 Emergency Recovery function becomes unavailable.
– The ability to recover the system is lost.
– Any recovery images contained in the recovery partition are deleted.
– The ability to create a recovery media set is lost.
CAUTION:
and data backup and recovery are no longer possible.
● Removing only the recovery partition—The recovery partition can be removed by selecting
Remove HP Recovery Partition from the HP Backup and Recovery program folder. When the
HP Recovery Partition is removed, the recovery partition is deleted, the user partition is extended
to reclaim the unused hard drive space, and the F11 boot prompt is removed. The HP Backup and
Recovery Manager application remains and can be used for data backup and restore.
●
Uninstalling the HP Backup and Recovery Manager application—The HP Backup and
Recovery Manager application can be uninstalled using the Programs and Features utility under
Windows Control Panel>Programs and Features. When the application is uninstalled, the
recovery partition is deleted, the user partition is extended to reclaim the unused space, and the
F11 boot prompt is removed. After the application is uninstalled, emergency recovery and data
backup and recovery can no longer be performed.
ENWW
Before you attempt any operating system restore, backup your data. All data on the
If the recovery partition is removed:
If you uninstall the HP Backup and Recovery Manager application, emergency recovery
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