Quick Start Guide
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Note: The system recovery image is in a partition area
of the hard drive; this disk space is not available
for your use.
In the unlikely event that you replace the hard
drive, or somehow damage the data in the
special recovery partition on the hard drive,
you must contact HP Support for help.
To contact HP Support, see the Support Guide,
included in the computer documentation, for
the HP Customer Care telephone number.
To start System Recovery:
1 Disconnect all peripheral devices from the
PC except the monitor, the keyboard, and
the mouse.
2 Do one of the following:
■
If the computer responds: click Start on the
taskbar, choose All Programs, choose
Hewlett-Packard, choose hp pavilion
pc tools, and click hp pc system
recovery. Continue with step 5.
Or
■
If the computer does not respond, press
and hold the On button until the computer
turns off. Continue with step 3.
3 Wait a few seconds and then press the
On button to turn the computer on.