Using Hp Recovery Media To Recover; Changing The Computer Boot Order - HP Pavilion m4-1000 User Manual

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To start HP Recovery Manager from the HP Recovery partition:
1.
Press
– or –
Press and hold
2.
Select Troubleshoot from the boot options menu.
3.
Select HP Recovery Manager, and follow the on-screen instructions.

Using HP Recovery media to recover

You can use HP Recovery media to recover the original system. This method can be used if your
system does not have an HP Recovery partition or if the hard drive is not working properly.
1.
If possible, back up all personal files.
2.
Insert the first HP Recovery disc you created into the optical drive on your computer or into an
optional external optical drive, and then restart the computer.
– or –
Insert the HP Recovery USB flash drive you created into a USB port on your computer, and then
restart the computer.
NOTE:
computer boot order. See
3.
Follow the on-screen instructions.

Changing the computer boot order

If computer does not restart in HP Recovery Manager, you can change the computer boot order,
which is the order of devices listed in BIOS where the computer looks for startup information. You can
change the selection for an optical drive or a USB flash drive.
To change the boot order:
1.
Insert the HP Recovery media you created.
2.
Restart the computer.
3.
Press and hold
4.
Select the optical drive or USB flash drive you want to boot from.
5.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
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Chapter 11 Backing up, restoring, and recovering
f11
while the computer boots.
f11
as you press the power button.
If the computer does not automatically restart in HP Recovery Manager, change the
Changing the computer boot order on page
esc
while the computer is restarting, and then press
84.
f9
for boot options.

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