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Question posted by jnicely on November 20th, 2011

How Do I Reformat The Hard Drive?

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Backup and Recovery - Windows XP and Windows Vista - Page 5

... 2 Backing up your information When to back up ...3 Backup suggestions ...4 Backing up specific files or folders ...5 Backing up the entire hard drive ...6 Creating recovery points ...7 Scheduling backups ...8 3 Performing a recovery Performing a recovery from the recovery discs 10 Performing a recovery from the hard drive 11 Initiating a recovery in Windows 12 Initiating a recovery from the...
Backup and Recovery - Windows XP and Windows Vista - Page 11

... folders: 1. NOTE: This process will take several minutes, depending on -screen instructions. To back up specific files or folders to the recovery partition on the hard drive, to an optional external hard drive, or to optical discs (CDs or DVDs). Click Create or manage backups, and then click Next. 4.
Backup and Recovery - Windows XP and Windows Vista - Page 12

... create. Click Create or manage backups, and then click Next. 4. Click Next. 3. NOTE: A copy of the entire hard drive image can be stored on another hard drive, on a network drive, or on recovery discs that you are saving the full factory image, including the Windows® operating system, software applications, and all personal files and...
Backup and Recovery - Windows XP and Windows Vista - Page 13

Click Next. 3. Click Create or manage backups, and then click Next. 4. NOTE: The first system recovery point, a snapshot of your hard drive at the following times: ● Before you add or extensively modify software or hardware ● Periodically, whenever the system is automatically created the first time ...
Backup and Recovery - Windows XP and Windows Vista - Page 15

... soon as you create. 9 HP recommends that you have previously backed up your computer. HP Backup & Recovery Manager works from a dedicated recovery partition on the hard drive or from recovery discs you set up . 3 Performing a recovery NOTE: You can recover your full factory image if you experience system failure or instability.
Backup and Recovery - Windows XP and Windows Vista - Page 17

Performing a recovery from the hard drive There are 2 ways to initiate a recovery from the hard drive: ● From within Windows ● From the recovery partition Performing a recovery from the hard drive 11
Backup and Recovery - Windows XP and Windows Vista - Page 19

Initiating a recovery from the hard drive recovery partition To initiate a recovery from the hard drive 13 Restart the computer, and then press f8 before the Windows operating system loads. 3. Back up all personal files. 2. Follow the on-screen instructions. Performing a recovery from the hard drive recovery partition, follow these steps: 1. Click a recovery option, and then click Next...
Backup and Recovery - Windows XP and Windows Vista - Page 20

Index B backing up 2 backup files and folders 5 hard drive 6 modifications made to system 7 scheduling 8 C creating recovery points 7 H hard drive backup 6 hard drive recovery 11 R recovery discs creating 1 using 10 recovery partition 13 recovery points 7 S scheduling backups 8 system backup 6 system recovery points 7 14 Index
Software Update - Windows Vista - Page 9

...disconnect power from the AC outlet. It is recommended that has an .exe extension (for your hard drive designation. or - ● See the HP Web site at http://www.hp.com. 2.... Do not shut down the computer or initiate Sleep or Hibernation. Follow the instructions on your hard drive where the BIOS update will need this path when you want to a network, consult the...
Software Update - Windows Vista - Page 10

NOTE: After a message on the screen reports a successful installation, you may delete the downloaded file from your hard drive. 4 Updating software
Software Update - Windows Vista - Page 11

...Help and Support. - Double-click the file that has an .exe extension (for your hard drive where the software will need to access this path when you are ready to find the ... steps: 1. Complete the installation by selecting Start > Computer. 5. You will be downloaded. Using the hard drive path you want to download the software for example, filename.exe). NOTE: After a message on the ...
Management and Printing User Guide - Windows XP and Windows Vista - Page 8

... such as Altiris Deployment Solutions, to replace the preinstalled software with a customized software image ● Using a disk-cloning process to copy the contents from one hard drive to be added when HP Client Manager is shipped with configuration management and troubleshooting, power management, and the recovery of the computer. After a brief software...
MultiBoot - Windows Vista and Windows XP - Page 7

... or files that shows the current boot devices and allows you for the computer to select a boot device. Or, you can include optical drives, diskette drives, a network interface card (NIC), hard drives, and USB devices. Pressing f9 displays a menu that the computer needs to boot from enabled boot devices. 1 About the boot device order...
MultiBoot - Windows Vista and Windows XP - Page 8

... MultiBay (select models only) that contains a disc formatted as drive A 3. Optical drive in an optional docking device or in the internal MultiBay (select models only) that contains a disc formatted as drive C 3. Hard drive in an optional external MultiBay ● Boot order for drive C boot devices: 1. Optical drive in an optional external MultiBay that contains a disc formatted as...
ProtectTools - Windows Vista and Windows XP - Page 8

... access to sensitive user data or credentials stored locally on a PC. ● Embedded Security allows creation of a personal secure drive (PSD) for protecting user data. ● Embedded Security supports...f10 Setup. ● DriveLock, enhanced with the embedded security chip, helps protect a hard drive from unauthorized access, even if it is removed from a system, without requiring the user...
ProtectTools - Windows Vista and Windows XP - Page 11

... access: ● The pre-boot authentication feature, if enabled, helps prevent access to corporate network resources or data from the hard drive. Preventing unauthorized access from internal or external locations If a PC containing confidential data and customer information is accessed from an internal or external location, unauthorized users may be copied from financial...
ProtectTools - Windows Vista and Windows XP - Page 55

... immediately upon clicking the Apply or OK button in Computer Setup. Type your notebook from unauthorized use BIOS Configuration to undo a password setting without supplying the previous...4. To enable or disable Automatic DriveLock protection: 1. Enabling and disabling Automatic DriveLock hard drive protection When this password is set, it must first disable them before opening the ...
ProtectTools - Windows Vista and Windows XP - Page 75

...Outlook, Outlook Express, or Netscape). The error occurs after formatting the hard drive on any previously initialized HP ProtectTools Embedded Security system renders existing Recovery...message is reconfigured to restore Embedded Security. Running Large Scale Deployment a second time on the same PC or on the screen to select the location, and the restore process proceeds. ● Resets ...
HP Compaq 6820s Notebook PC - Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 1

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HP Compaq 6820s Notebook PC - Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 11

1 Product description Category Product Name Processors Chipset Graphics Panel Description HP Compaq 6820s Notebook PC Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processors ● T9300 2.50-GHz processor, 6-MB L2 cache, 800-MHz FSB ● T8300 2.40-GHz processor, 3-MB L2 cache, ...

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