Creating system recovery DVDs or CDs
You can create a set of system recovery DVDs or CDs if you have a writable optical drive. After launching
the HP Backup and Restore Manager, you can create International Standards Organization (ISO)
images of the factory image, or you can write them directly to CD or DVD. You can also create a
supplemental HP Backup and Recovery Manager CD. (You might need to create additional CDs
depending on the options you purchased.) You can also move CD images to another location, such as
a network share, or to be copied to a DVD or CD at a later time or from another system.
Restoring from HPBR DVDs or CDs
To start the system recovery process, boot from the DVD or CD you created, then carefully follow the
online instructions.
Restoring from the recovery partition
To start the HPBR system restore process from the Recovery Manager, follow these steps:
1. Boot the workstation.
2. When prompted on the boot splash screen to enter the Recovery Manager, press F11.
3. Follow the prompts to restore the system to factory-like condition.
Reclaiming hard drive space from the recovery partition
To free up hard drive space, you can remove only the recovery partition, or you can completely uninstall
the HP Backup and Recovery Manager application.
CAUTION: If you remove the recovery partition:
– The F11 Emergency Recovery function becomes unavailable.
– The ability to recover the system is lost.
– Recovery images in the recovery partition are deleted.
– The ability to create a recovery media set is lost.
CAUTION: If you uninstall the HP Backup and Recovery Manager application, emergency recovery
and data backup and recovery can no longer be performed.
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Removing only the recovery partition—You can remove the recovery partition by selecting
Remove HP Recovery Partition from the HP Backup and Recovery program folder. When the
HP Recovery Partition is removed, the recovery partition is deleted, the user partition is extended
to reclaim the unused hard drive space, and the F11 boot prompt is removed. The HP Backup and
Recovery Manager application remains and can be used for data backup and restore.
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Uninstalling the HP Backup and Recovery Manager application—You can uninstall the HP
Backup and Recovery Manager application using the Programs and Features utility under Windows
Control Panel>Programs and Features. When the application is uninstalled, the recovery partition
is deleted, the user partition is extended to reclaim the unused space, and the F11 boot prompt is
removed. After the application is uninstalled, emergency recovery and data backup and recovery
can no longer be performed.
CAUTION: Deleting the recovery partition or uninstalling the HP Backup and Recovery Manager
application reduces or eliminates the ability to recover the system.
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