Performing A Recovery; Performing A Recovery From The Recovery Discs - HP 435816-001 Getting Started

Performing a recovery

You can only recover files that you have previously backed up.
HP recommends that you use HP Backup & Recovery Manager
to create an entire drive backup as soon as you set up your
computer.
HP Backup & Recovery Manager helps you with the following
tasks for safeguarding your information and restoring it in case of
a system failure:
Recovering important files—This feature helps you reinstall
important files without performing a full system recovery.
Performing a full system recovery—With HP Backup &
Recovery Manager, you can recover your full factory image if
you experience system failure or instability. HP Backup &
Recovery Manager works from a dedicated recovery partition
on the hard drive or from recovery discs you create.
Performing a recovery from the recovery
discs
To perform a recovery from the recovery discs, follow these
steps:
1. Back up all personal files.
2. Insert the first recovery disc into the optical drive and restart
the computer.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Getting Started
Backup and recovery
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