Using The Hp Backup And Restore Process; Creating System Recovery Dvds Or Cds; Restoring From Hpbr Dvds Or Cds; Restoring Directly From The Recovery Partition - HP xw4550 Service And Technical Reference Manual

Using the HP Backup and Restore process

The Windows operating system and device drivers (for devices shipped with the system) are reinstalled
using this process. The HP Backup and Restore (HPBR) process can be executed from DVD, CD, or
from the recovery partition contained on your system hard drive. Select Start>All Programs>HP
Backup & Recovery>HP Backup and Recovery Manager to launch the HPBR.
CAUTION:
Windows partition will be deleted when you perform a system restore using the HPBR process. However,
the recovery partition on the system drive and other partitions should not be affected.

Creating system recovery DVDs or CDs

You can create a set of the DVDs or CDs from your system if you have a DVD or CD writer. After
launching the HP Backup and Restore Manager, you can create ISO images of the factory image, or
write them directly to CD or DVD media. You can also create a supplemental HP Backup and Recovery
Manager CD. (There may be additional CDs you can create depending on the options you purchased.)
You also have the option to move images of the CDs to another location, such as a network share, to
be written to DVD or CD at a later time or from another system.

Restoring from HPBR DVDs or CDs

To start the system recovery process, boot from the previously-created DVD or CD and carefully follow
the online instructions.

Restoring directly from the recovery partition

Follow these steps to start the HPBR system restore process from the Recovery Manager:
1. Boot the workstation.
2. When prompted on the boot splash screen to enter the Recovery Manager, press F11.
3. Follow the prompts to restore the system to a factory-like condition.

Reclaiming hard disk space from the recovery partition

To free up disk space, you can remove only the recovery partition, or you can completely uninstall the
HP Backup and Recovery Manager application.
CAUTION:
- The F11 Emergency Recovery function is not available.
- The ability to recover the system is lost.
- Any recovery images contained in the recovery partition are deleted.
- The ability to create a recovery media set is lost.
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Removing only the recovery partition – The recovery partition can be removed by selecting
Remove HP Recovery Partition in the HP Backup & Recovery program folder. When the HP
Recovery Partition is removed; the recovery partition is deleted, the user partition is extended to
reclaim the unused hard drive space, and the F11 boot prompt is removed. The HP Backup and
Recovery Manager application remains and can be used for data backup and restore.
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Uninstalling the HP Backup and Recovery Manager application – The HP Backup and
Recovery Manager application can be uninstalled using the Windows Control Panel>Programs
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Backup your data before you attempt any operating system restore. All data on the
If the recovery partition is removed:
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