Instructions for replacing the hard drive

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7. Plug the power cord and any additional cables into the

back of the computer.

8. Press the power button to turn on the computer.

System recovery

NOTE: If your hard drive was shipped without an operating

system (image) installed, you must reinstall the operating system

using the system recovery discs. To install the operating system,

refer to the instructions included with your system recovery discs,

or for U.S. product support, go to

http://www.hp.com/go/contactHP.

For worldwide product support, go to

http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/wwcontact_us.html.

IMPORTANT:

Do not turn off the computer during the initial

setup process. Please allow the process to complete to

ensure that everything that is necessary to operate the

computer is installed properly. The system recovery process

takes approximately 3 hours. When system recovery is

complete, the computer reboots and the Windows Setup

screen is displayed.

After the setup has been completed, you must reinstall any

applications that were on the old hard drive and restore any data

that you backed up. If you need further assistance, please call

1-800-474-6836 (1-800-HP Invent) if in the U.S. For worldwide

product support, see

http://welcome.hp.com/country/w1/en/support.html.

If your hard drive was shipped with an operating system (image)

installed, system recovery disks are not required for setup. Turn

on the computer and allow the initial startup process to

completely set up the operating system.