Problem with HP Recovery Process

please follow the steps below to Prepare the Hard Drive for 
Recovery Using Recovery Discs (Manufacturer Menu). Make sure that you 
have created a back up.

1. Enter the system BIOS and select the Boot menu. 

2. Change the startup (boot) order so the computer starts from the first
optical drive (CD-ROM/ATAPI CD-ROM/DVD). You may need to enter a 
sub-menu called Boot Device Priority. 

3. Insert Disk 1 of the System Recovery disk set in the first (top) 
optical drive. 

4. Press F10, then press Enter to save the changes and restart the 
computer. 

When the PC restarts, it reads from the Recovery CD, and displays a 
screen of options (typically R, F, and Q. 

5. Press and hold the ctrl key, and press the Backspace key. The 
Manufacturer Menu is displayed. 

=== Manufacturer Menu === 

<1> boot from drive 0X80 

<2> start the Windows PE on the CDROM> 

<3> boot Floppy a: 

<4> clear the partition table of drive 0X80 

<5> erase the Master Boot Record of drive 0X80 

<6> wipe all sectors of drive 0X80 

<7> create a primary partition on drive 0X80 

<8> Install ST Master Boot Record 

<ESC> restart the CDROM 

6. Select option <4> clear the partition table. 

7. The following message appears: No Operating System Installed or 
Partition CorruptedPress "R" to perform a full system recovery. 

Do not press R. Instead, press and hold down ctrl, then press Backspace 
to bring up the Tools Menu. 

8. Select option <5> erase the Master Boot Record of drive. 

The following message appears: No Operating System Installed or 
Partition CorruptedPress "R" to perform a full system recovery. 

NOTE: If there are no partitions, the following message appears: No MBR 
or master boot record found.Continue using these steps. 

Do not press R. Instead press and hold down ctrl, then press Backspace 
to bring up the Tools Menu. 

Select option <6> wipe all sectors of drive. 

An Erasing Hard Drive progress bar will appear. This process will take 
approximately from 15 minutes to over one hour, depending on the size of
the hard drive. 

When the hard drive is completely erased, the following message is 
displayed: 

No Operating System Installed or Partition CorruptedPress "R" to perform
a full system recovery 

9. Press R to begin the automatic System Recovery process.


To resolve the start up issues, please click on the link below and check
if you have performed all the troubleshooting steps.