Recovery disks. HP doesn't make them, expecting you to do so, taking meticulous time before legitimately using your shiny, brand-spanking new device fresh out of the box to plan its eventual funeral arrangements. I assure you, with these, the date comes very fast.
Some third party websites may have last will and testaments that fit your computer's needs for facilitating reincarnation. But good luck, it's a crapshoot. Even if your info's spot on, you might easily get the disks for a model number digit or two off shipped to you. "Meh, close enough," is worthless.
Your laptop might have a recovery partition you can boot to. Usually this is done by pressing F10 at startup and following the instructions. If your computer does NOT have a recovery partition, you will need to boot to the discs that came with your laptop. If you've lost these recovery CDs, more can be ordered from HP.
some xp-installed computers do not have a feature to create backups of the system that came pre-installed. I personally had to pay $50 to hp to get a set of 8 recovery discs. no-it was not a single CD for just installing windows xp on a computer it was all the software that came on the hard-drive when i bought it. the assumption companies make is that the recovery partition on the hard-drive will never fail you. so if you don't have the windows xp CD you have to use the recovery partition of your drive or recovery CD set.
It is possible to find system recovery discs for the Dell Ispiron 9400 by calling Dell and requesting the discs. Alternatively it is possible to purchase them online at sites such as Amazon.
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It will be in its original state.
You really might want to consider getting the drive repaired. However, depending on the cost of the repair (if it's out of warranty already), buying a new DVD/optical drive might be the only option. Alternatively, you might consider an external USB optical drive. But in the case of an external one, you'll have to have your system boot from it (assuming that the option to boot from a USB drive is available in the BIOS) when you want something read from it upon start up (such as the recovery discs). Depending on the model of your Pavilion notebook, this link may or may not be of help: http://www.ehow.com/how_4911344_dvd-drive-hp-pavilion-laptop.html
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A hard partition restructures the disc and each partition is recognised as a separate disc. A soft partition allows the operating system to recognise the partitions as separate discs but without changing the structure of the drive. Remember to always backup the contents of a disc before partitioning - even with a soft partition.
You can make one backup, to either DVD Discs or a USB flash drive If your computer offers both options, use the option that is most convenient.Click Start > All Programs > Recovery Manager .If Recovery Disc Creation displays in the list, you can use discs only.If Recovery Media Creation displays in the list, you can use either discs or a USB flash drive.
Recovery disc are not generally located in the laptop. If present, they will be in the accompanying documentation. Some laptops may also include a recovery partition instead or in addition to a recovery disc, but again there is no guarantee that your model has one.
The Finder is the default program on a Mac that allows the user to interact with the system using icons for the files, folders and discs that are displayed on the desktop,
If your VGN-NW270F Plus isn't showing the option to create a recovery disc in VAIO Care, it could be due to the software not detecting the necessary hardware or recovery partition. Ensure that your system is fully updated and that you have sufficient storage space on your discs. Additionally, check if the VAIO Care version is compatible with your model. If the issue persists, consider using the recovery options available in Windows or consult Sony's support for further assistance.