4 Setting up and restoring Windows 7 ............................................................................... 27
Setting up the Windows 7 operating system .............................................................................. 27
Installing or upgrading device drivers ........................................................................ 27
Transferring files and settings .................................................................................... 28
Restoring and recovering in Windows 7 ................................................................................... 28
System Restore ........................................................................................................ 29
System Recovery ..................................................................................................... 30
System Recovery when Windows is responding ........................................... 30
System Recovery when Windows is not responding ...................................... 31
System recovery using recovery media ........................................................ 31
Creating recovery media ............................................................ 32
Using recovery media ................................................................ 33
5 Setting up and restoring Windows 8 ............................................................................... 34
Additional information ............................................................................................................ 34
Setting up the Windows 8 Operating System .............................................................. 34
Downloading Windows 8 updates ............................................................................ 35
Backup and recovery in Windows 8 ......................................................................................... 35
Backing up your information ..................................................................................... 35
Performing a system recovery ................................................................................... 36
Using the Windows recovery tools ............................................................. 36
Using F11 recovery tools ........................................................................... 37
Using HP Windows 8 restore media (purchased separately) .......................... 38
6 Setting up and restoring Linux ........................................................................................ 39
HP Linux Support Matrix ......................................................................................................... 39
HP Installer Kit for Linux (HPIKL) ................................................................................................ 40
Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux .......................................................................................... 40
HPIKL driver disc ..................................................................................................... 41
Installing with the HP Red Hat Linux driver disc ........................................................... 41
Warranty ............................................................................................................... 41
Setting up SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED) ........................................................................ 42
Setting up preloaded SLED ....................................................................................... 42
Installing SLED with the DVD Installer Kit .................................................................... 42
Warranty ............................................................................................................... 42
Restoring SLED (preloaded systems only) .................................................................... 43
Proprietary graphics drivers ..................................................................................................... 43
7 Updating the workstation ............................................................................................... 44
Updating the workstation after first boot .................................................................................... 44
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