Restore To A Previous Date And Time; Performing A Recovery; Recovering From The Recovery Discs - HP PAVILION DM3 Maintenance And Service Manual

Restore to a previous date and time

To revert to a restore point (created at a previous date and time), when the computer was functioning
optimally:
1. Select Start > Control Panel > System and Security > System.
2. In the left pane, click System protection.
3. Click the System Protection tab.
4. Click System Restore.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Performing a recovery

NOTE: You can recover only files that you have previously backed up. HP recommends using HP
Recovery Manager to create a set of recovery discs (entire drive backup) as soon as you set up your
computer.
Recovery Manager software allows you to repair or restore the system if you experience system
failure or instability. Recovery Manager works from recovery discs or from a dedicated recovery
partition (select models only) on the hard drive. However, if the computer includes a solid-state drive
(SSD), you might not have a recovery partition. If that is the case, use the recovery discs that you
created.
NOTE: Windows has its own built-in repair features, such as System Restore. If you have not
already tried these features, try them before using Recovery Manager.
NOTE: Recovery Manager recovers only software that was preinstalled at the factory. Software not
provided with this computer must be downloaded from the manufacturer's Web site or reinstalled from
the disc provided by the manufacturer.

Recovering from the recovery discs

To restore the system from the recovery discs:
1. Back up all personal files.
2. Insert the first recovery disc into an optional external optical drive and restart the computer.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions.
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