Backup and Recovery

System Recovery 5
3 Press F10 on the keyboard.
4 Ensure Yes is selected, and press Enter to save
configuration changes.
The system automatically restarts from the
disc drive.
5 Press 3 on the keyboard (to select Disaster
Recovery), and then press Enter.
A window opens, showing file loading progress.
6 In the registration window, type your product key
number (found on the Certificate of Authenticity
sticker on your computer), and then click Next.
A window opens, asking where you want to install
Windows.
7 If it is not already highlighted, select System
Drive by using the up arrow and down
arrow keys.
8 Click Drive Options in the lower-right area of
the window.
9 Ensure System Drive is still highlighted and the
Recovery partition is not, and then click Delete.
A window opens, asking whether you are sure
you want to delete.
10 Click OK.
Note the partition you deleted now shows
Unallocated Space.
11 Click Next.
A window opens, showing installation progress.
12 Wait while the computer prepares the desktop.
13 (Optional) Use the first part of this procedure to
reverse the boot order again, to associate the 1st
Boot Device with the hard disk drive.
14 Proceed to the “Post-recovery procedure” on
page 7.
Recovery from the Microsoft
Windows Vista OS recovery disc
This section describes a system recovery with the
Windows Vista operating system disc included with
your computer. If you recover with this method, your
system will not have the custom drivers and software
originally installed at the factory.
For this method, you need to know the edition of
Windows Vista you have (for example, Premium or
Ultimate) or the product key number (found on the
Certificate of Authenticity sticker on your computer).
1 With the computer on, insert the Microsoft
Windows Vista system recovery disc (included
with your computer) in the disc drive tray.
2 Shut down the computer. If you do not have access
to the desktop, press and hold the On button on
the computer to shut down.
3 Press the On button to turn on the computer.
4 When the HP logo screen appears, press the
Delete key on the keyboard repeatedly, until the
logo screen disappears.
5 From the main menu at the top of the window, use
the left arrow and right arrow keys on your
keyboard to select Boot.
6 Use the up arrow and down arrow keys to select
Boot Device Priority, and then press Enter on
the keyboard.
Next, you associate 1st Boot Device with CDROM.
To do so:
1 Ensure 1st Boot Device is selected, and press
Enter.
2 In the submenu that appears, use the arrow keys to
move the black marker on the right of the boot
devices to CDROM. Press Enter.
Note that 1st Boot Device is now associated with
CDROM.
3 Press F10 on the keyboard.
CAUTION: All data on the hard disk drive
will be deleted in the next step. You will lose
data if it is not backed up.
NOTE: Some operations may be slightly different
depending on your motherboard.