Adesso Pavilion 15 Technical Information download pdf (Page 137)

To start HP Recovery Manager from the HP Recovery partition:

IMPORTANT: For tablets, connect to the keyboard dock before beginning these steps (select

models only).

1. Press f11 while the computer boots.

– or –

Press and hold f11 as you press the power button.

2. Select Troubleshoot from the boot options menu.

3. Select Recovery Manager, and then follow the on-screen instructions.

Using HP Recovery media to recover

You can use HP Recovery media to recover the original system. This method can be used if your

system does not have an HP Recovery partition or if the hard drive is not working properly.

1. If possible, back up all personal files.

2. Insert the HP Recovery media that you created, and then restart the computer.

NOTE: If the computer does not automatically restart in HP Recovery Manager, change the

computer boot order. See

Changing the computer boot order on page 127.

3. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Changing the computer boot order

If computer does not restart in HP Recovery Manager, you can change the computer boot order,

which is the order of devices listed in BIOS where the computer looks for startup information. You can

change the selection for an optical drive or a USB flash drive.

To change the boot order:

1. Insert the HP Recovery media you created.

2. Restart the computer, quickly press esc, and then press f9 for boot options.

3. Select the optical drive or USB flash drive you want to boot from.

4. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Removing the HP Recovery partition (select models only)

HP Recovery Manager software allows you to remove the HP Recovery partition to free up hard drive

space.

IMPORTANT: After you remove the HP Recovery partition, you can no longer use the Windows

Refresh option or the Windows option to remove everything and reinstall Windows. In addition, you

will not be able to perform System Recovery or Minimized Image Recovery from the HP Recovery

partition. So before you remove the Recovery partition, create HP Recovery media; see

Creating HP

Recovery media on page 124.

Follow these steps to remove the HP Recovery partition:

1. From the Start screen, type recovery, and then select HP Recovery Manager.

2. Select Remove Recovery Partition, and then follow the on-screen instructions.

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