Creating System Recovery Dvds Or Cds; Restoring From Hpbr Dvds Or Cds; Restoring Directly From The Recovery Partition; Reclaiming Hard Disk Space From The Recovery Partition - HP Xw4550 - Workstation - 2 GB RAM Technical Reference Manual

Creating system recovery DVDs or CDs

You can create a set of the DVDs or CDs from your system if you have a DVD or CD writer. After
launching the HP Backup and Restore Manager, you can create ISO images of the factory image, or
write them directly to CD or DVD media. You can also create a supplemental HP Backup and Recovery
Manager CD. (There may be additional CDs you can create depending on the options you purchased.)
You also have the option to move images of the CDs to another location, such as a network share, to
be written to 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 previously-created DVD or CD and carefully follow
the online instructions.

Restoring 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 a factory-like condition.

Reclaiming hard disk space from the recovery partition

To free up disk 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 is not available.
- 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.
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Removing only the recovery partition – The recovery partition can be removed by selecting
Remove HP Recovery Partition in the HP Backup & 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 Windows Control Panel>Programs
and Features utility. 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. Emergency
recovery as well as data backup and recovery is not possible after the application is uninstalled.

Ordering backup software

If you are unable to create system recovery CDs or DVDs, you can order a recovery disk set from the
HP support center.
NOTE: Before calling HP to order the software, have your workstation serial number available.
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If the recovery partition is removed:
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