Creating Recovery Media - HP Computer Troubleshooting And Maintenance Manual

The number of discs in the recovery-disc set depends on your computer model (typically 1–3 DVD
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discs). The Recovery Disc Creator program will tell you the specific number of blank discs needed
to make the set.
You may choose to create a recovery USB flash drive instead, using a high-quality blank USB
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drive. If you are using a USB flash drive, the program will tell you the size of the drive required to
store all the data (minimum of 8 GB).
NOTE: The process of creating recovery media takes some time to verify that the information written
on the media is correct. You can quit the process at any time. The next time you run the program, it will
resume where it left off.

Creating recovery media

To create recovery discs:
1. Close all open programs.
2. From the Start screen, type r, and then select Recovery Manager. If prompted, click Yes to
allow the program to continue.
3. Select Recovery Media Creation, select Create recovery media using blank DVD(s),
and then select Next.
4.
Follow the on-screen instructions. Label each disc as you make it (for example, Recovery 1,
Recovery 2).
To create a recovery USB flash drive:
1.
Close all open programs.
2. Insert the USB flash drive into a USB port on the computer.
3. From the Start screen, type r, and then select Recovery Manager. If prompted, click Yes to
allow the program to continue.
4. Select Recovery Media Creation, select Create recovery media with a USB flash
drive, and then select Next.
5.
Select the USB flash drive from the list of media. The program lets you know how much storage is
required to create the recovery drive. If the USB flash drive does not have enough storage
capacity (8 GB is the minimum), it is grayed out on the screen. Click Next.
NOTE: Recovery Media Creation formats the flash drive and deletes all on files on it.
6.
Follow the on-screen instructions. Be sure to label the USB flash drive and store it in a secure
place.
NOTE: Do not use media cards for creating recovery media. The system may not be able to
boot up from a media card and you may not be able to run system recovery.
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