Installing the Linux operating system ................................................................ 19
HP software ........................................................................................................................................ 20
Restoring the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system ................................................................. 20
The HP Backup and Restore (HPBR) process .................................................................. 20
Creating system recovery DVDs or CDs ........................................................... 20
Restoring from HPBR DVDs or CDs ................................................................. 20
Restoring directly from the recovery partition .................................................... 21
Reclaiming hard disk space from the recovery partition .................................................... 21
Ordering backup software .................................................................................................. 21
Restoring the Microsoft Windows XP operating system ..................................................................... 21
The RestorePlus! process ................................................................................................. 21
Creating a RestorePlus! CD .............................................................................. 22
Restoring from RestorePlus! CDs ..................................................................... 22
Restoring from RestorePlus! on the Recovery Partition .................................... 22
HP Backup and Recovery Manager restore points ............................................................................ 22
Restoring from the HP Backup and Recovery Manager restore point CD or DVDs .......... 23
Restoring from the HP Backup and Recovery Manager restore point on the Recovery
Partition .............................................................................................................................. 23
Protecting the software ....................................................................................................................... 23
Ordering backup software .................................................................................................................. 23
3 System management
Computer Setup (F10) Utility .............................................................................................................. 25
BIOS ROM ......................................................................................................................... 26
Using the Computer Setup (F10) Utility ............................................................................ 26
Computer Setup (F10) Utility menu .................................................................................. 27
Desktop management ........................................................................................................................ 33
Initial configuration and deployment .................................................................................. 33
Remote system installation ................................................................................................ 34
Updating and managing software ..................................................................................... 34
HP Client Manager Software ............................................................................. 34
Altiris Client Management Solutions ................................................................. 35
System Software Manager ................................................................................ 35
Proactive Change Notification ........................................................................... 36
Subscriber’s Choice .......................................................................................... 36
ROM flash .......................................................................................................................... 36
Remote ROM Flash .......................................................................................... 36
HPQFlash .......................................................................................................... 36
FailSafe Boot Block ROM ................................................................................. 37
Replicating the setup ......................................................................................... 38
Copying to a single workstation ........................................................ 38
Copying to multiple workstations ...................................................... 38
Dual-State Power Button ................................................................................... 39
World wide website ........................................................................................... 39
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