Creating Hp Recovery Media; Restore And Recovery - HP Split 13 x2 PC Maintenance And Service Manual

For more information and steps for enabling Windows File History, see Help and Support. From the Start
screen, type h, and then select Help and Support.

Creating HP Recovery media

HP Recovery Manager is a software program that offers a way to create recovery media after you
successfully set up the computer. HP Recovery media can be used to perform system recovery if the hard
drive becomes corrupted. System recovery reinstalls the original operating system and the software
programs installed at the factory, and then configures the settings for the programs. HP Recovery media can
also be used to customize the system or restore the factory image if you replace a hard drive.
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Only one set of HP Recovery media can be created. Handle these recovery tools carefully, and keep
them in a safe place.
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HP Recovery Manager examines the computer and determines the required storage capacity for the
blank USB flash drive or the number of blank DVD discs that will be required.
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To create recovery discs, your computer must have an optical drive with DVD writer capability, and you
must use only high-quality blank DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-R DL, or DVD+R DL discs. Do not use rewritable
discs such as CD±RW, DVD±RW, double-layer DVD±RW, or BD-RE (rewritable Blu-ray) discs; they are not
compatible with HP Recovery Manager software. Or instead you can use a high-quality blank USB flash
drive.
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If your computer does not include an integrated optical drive with DVD writer capability, but you would
like to create DVD recovery media, you can use an external optical drive (purchased separately) to
create recovery discs, or you can obtain recovery discs for your computer from the HP website. For U.S.
support, go to http://www.hp.com/go/contactHP. For worldwide support, go to
http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/wwcontact_us.html. If you use an external optical drive, it must
be connected directly to a USB port on the computer; the drive cannot be connected to a USB port on an
external device, such as a USB hub.
● Be sure that the computer is connected to AC power before you begin creating the recovery media.
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The creation process can take up to an hour or more. Do not interrupt the creation process.
● If necessary, you can exit the program before you have finished creating all of the recovery DVDs. HP
Recovery Manager will finish burning the current DVD. The next time you start HP Recovery Manager,
you will be prompted to continue, and the remaining discs will be burned.
To create HP Recovery media:
1. Connect the tablet to the keyboard dock.
2. From the Start screen, type recovery, and then select HP Recovery Manager.
3. Select Recovery Media Creation, and then follow the on-screen instructions.
If you ever need to recover the system, see

Restore and recovery

There are several options for recovering your system. Choose the method that best matches your situation
and level of expertise:
82 Chapter 8 Backing up, restoring, and recovering
Recovering using HP Recovery Manager on page 85.