beautypg.com

Completing a full recovery, Minimal recovery, Performing a partial recovery – HP KAYAK XM600 User Manual

Page 63

background image

3 Troubleshooting Your HP PC Workstation

Image Creation and Recovery CD-ROM

63

6

Follow the on-screen instructions.

7

The hard disk drive will be formatted first. Several reboots will be carried
out. This is normal: do not interrupt the process. Wait until a message
indicates that the operation has been successfully completed.

8

Remove the recovery CD-ROM from the CD-ROM drive.

9

The operating system and drivers will be installed. In this phase, you will
be required to enter the operating system settings.

Completing a Full Recovery

The full recovery function will restore the original disk image of your
computer. However, it is recommended installing updated drivers which
are available from the HP web site

www.hp.com/go/kayaksupport

You will also be required to install drivers for any accessory boards that
have been added to the original model. All data files and software
applications that were saved before performing the full recovery will also
need to be restored on the hard disk drive.

Minimal Recovery

To recover the operating system only, follow the instructions indicated
above. In step 5, select the option to perform a minimal recovery.

The minimal recovery will install the Service Pack originally delivered with
your PC. However, it is possible to uninstall it later.

If your PC Workstation does not have any SCSI drives, a message displaying
“At least one service failed to start”. You can remove the driver through

Control Panel > SCSI

To complete the recovery, you will need to install drivers recommended by
Hewlett-Packard which are available from the HP web site, or other drivers.

Performing a Partial Recovery

Insert the recovery CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive with the operating
system running. A web browser can be used to navigate through the
CD-ROM to obtain the required driver(s). You can also use Windows
Explorer to browse through the driver directories.

To install a driver, follow the driver’s instructions given in the Readme file.