HP Pavilion dv4-5110us Entertainment Notebook PC - Manual (Page 91)

Recovering the original system using HP Recovery Manager
HP Recovery Manager software allows you to repair or recover the computer to its original factory
state.
What you need to know
● HP Recovery Manager recovers only software that was installed at the factory. For software not
provided with this computer, you must either download the software from the manufacturer's
website or reinstall the software from the disc provided by the manufacturer.
● A system recovery should be used as a final attempt to correct computer issues. If you have not
already tried restore points (see
Restoring to a previous restore point on page 80 ) and partial
restores (see Restoring specific files on page 80 ), try them before using HP Recovery Manager
to recover your system.
● A system recovery must be performed if the computer hard drive fails or if all attempts to correct
any functional computer issues fail.
● If the recovery media do not work, you can obtain recovery discs for your system from the HP
website.
Creating a backup using HP Recovery partition (select models only)
1. Access HP Recovery Manager in either of the following ways:
● Select Start > All Programs > Security and Protection > HP Recovery Manager > HP
Recovery Manager.
– or –
● Turn on or restart the computer, and then press f11 while the “F11 (System Recovery)”
message is displayed on the screen.
2. Click System Recovery in the HP Recovery Manager window.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions.
To restore, see Restoring specific files using HP Recovery Manager (select models only) on page 80 .
Recovering using the recovery media
1. If possible, back up all personal files.
2. Insert the first recovery disc into the optical drive on your computer or an optional external
optical drive, and then restart the computer.
– or –
Insert the recovery flash drive into a USB port on your computer, and then restart the computer.
NOTE: If the computer does not automatically restart in the HP Recovery Manager, the
computer boot order needs to be changed.
3. Press f9 at system bootup.
4. Select the optical drive or the flash drive.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions.
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