HP Compaq nx9420 and nw9440 Notebook PC - Getting Started - Enhanced for Accessibility Windows Vista

Backup and recovery
Back up the entire hard drive
When you perform a complete backup of the hard drive, you are
saving the full factory image, including the Windows operating
system, software applications, and all personal files and folders.
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A copy of the entire hard drive image can be stored on another
hard drive, on a network drive, or on recovery discs that you
create.
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This process may take over an hour, depending on your
computer speed and the amount of data being stored.
To back up the entire hard drive:
1. Select Start > All Programs > HP Backup & Recovery >
HP Backup and Recovery Manager.
The HP Backup and Recovery Manager opens.
2. Click Next
.
3. Click Backup to pr
otect system and important data files,
and then click Next.
4. Click Back up entir
e hard drive, and then click Next.
The “Back up entire hard disk” page opens.
5. Click Next
.
6. Select the location for the backup files, and then click Next
.
7. Select the Pr
otect data access with password check box,
and then type your password in the Password and Confirm
boxes.
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This step is optional. If you do not want to password-protect
your data access, clear the Protect data access with
password check box.
8. Click Next.
9. Follow the on-screen instructions.
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