Service Manual Removal and Replacement 2-11

Service Manual Removal and Replacement 2-11

Recovering the Factory Software

The following procedure describes how to recove

r the notebook’s original operating system and

drivers. This process can take up to 15 minutes to complete. (For more information about recovering

the factory software installati

on, see the readme.txt file in

the root directory of the

Recovery

CDs.)

CAUTION:

Do not interrupt the following process

or unplug the AC adapter until the process

completes.

1.

Connect the AC adapter to the notebook.

2.

Insert the

Restore

CD (or the Operating System) disk 1 into the notebook’s CD/DVD drive. If the

notebook is turned off, use a pin or straightened paper clip to press the release switch on the drive

door to open it.

3.

Turn on or restart the notebook.

4.

When the HP logo appears, press

esc

to display the Boot menu.

5.

Use the arrow keys to select the CD/DVD drive as the first boot device, and then press

enter.

6.

When the dialog box appears, follow the disp

layed instructions. If prompted, accept the

recommended partition size.

To create the Utility partition without in

stalling the factory software, select

Advanced,

and then

select not to install the operating system.

If the hard disk is partitioned into several logical drives, you can install the factory software on

drive

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