Instruction Manual

Backup, Restore, and Recover
Restore an Entire PC Hard Drive
To help you recover your computer and data in the event of a hard drive failure, the HP
MediaSmart Server includes a PC Restore Disc. Use this disc to restore your computer from the
HP MediaSmart Server in the event of the following:
To restore the system drive.
• When the operating system will not start (boot).
• If you cannot use System Restore to restore the system files.
Caution
To ensure that you have the latest version of the PC Restore Disc, contact HP support at
http://www.hp.com/support
.
The Microsoft Windows Preinstallation Environment software included with this computer or
software may be used for boot, diagnostic, setup, restoration, installation, configuration, test or
disaster recovery purposes only.
Note
THIS SOFTWARE CONTAINS A SECURITY FEATURE THAT WILL CAUSE THE END
USER CUSTOMER'S SYSTEM TO REBOOT WITHOUT PRIOR NOTIFICATION TO THE
END USER CUSTOMER AFTER 24 HOURS OF CONTINUOUS USE.
Recover Your Computer
1. Insert the PC Restore Disc into a CD/DVD drive in the computer you want to restore.
2. Restart the computer, and boot from the CD.
3. Follow the instructions in the Restore Wizard.
For additional information about restoring computer backups, see Restoring Computer Backups in
the Windows Home Server Console Help.
MAC BACKUP AND RECOVER
Mac Time Machine Backup
In this article...
Determine Used Space on Your Local Disk
Configure Time Machine Backups
Change the Backup Disk Size
Delete a Backup Disk
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