HP Pavilion Desktop PCs - (English) Quick Start Guide SEA/ANZ/INDIA PAV SUM03 5990-5722

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Starting System Recovery
If the PC Is Not Responding
1 Turn off the PC. If necessary, press and hold
the On button until the PC turns off.
2 Disconnect all peripheral devices from the
PC except the monitor, the keyboard, and the
mouse.
3 Press the On button to turn the PC on.
4 During the startup, do the following to enter
the System Recovery program:
When the blue screen with the HP Invent logo
appears, press the F10 key on the keyboard.
(You have only a few seconds to press the
F10 key before the normal startup process
continues.)
5 The PC starts the recovery; wait for the
onscreen instructions to display, and then
follow those instructions.
6 Complete the PC startup, and finish
the registration process. Then reconnect
all peripheral devices.
System Recovery
Using Recovery discs
Make your own recovery CDs/DVDs before you
need them; recovery discs are not included with
your PC. See “Creating Recovery CDs/DVDs” on
page 98.