How Do You Restore A Hard Drive To Original Factory Settings On Compaq Notebooks?
Downloading files from untrustworthy sources or accessing Web pages without the proper anti-virus and firewall tools can lead to major problems with your Compaq notebook. If your notebook is experiencing frequent operating system crashes or won’t load at all, you can restore the hard drive to its original factory settings. If the operating system still loads, you can use the Compaq recovery manager, or, you can access the hidden recovery partition. Disconnect each of the peripheral devices connected to the Compaq laptop, but leave the AC power cable plugged in. Open the Windows “Start” menu. Choose “All Programs,” and then click the “System Recovery” icon. Scroll down and click “PC Recovery.” Click “Next,” and then choose “OK.” Click the “Advanced Options” button, and then choose “Windows System Restore.” Click “Next” to restore the Compaq notebook’s hard drive back to the original factory settings. Leave the AC power cable plugged in, but disconnect any other cables connected to the C
