Creating recovery media HP Probook 4330s

Hi All,
Just got my new Probook which I'm very happy with, but there is no option to create recovery media. Pressing F11 on boot up only gives the option to restore, not create disks. there is no recovery manager software installed on the OS. So in its current state, if the hard disk dies, I would not be able to recover.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Ben
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Hi,
If there is no HP Recovery Manager installed, then no, you will not have this option. Nor is the program available for download.
I had the same thing on my HP Elitebook 6930p.
Recovery partition could be used to restore the OS to factory settings using the F11 key, however, I had no option to create recovery media. And no recovery disks were provided with the notebook.
Having lots of experience with HP business PC's, I knew I could order a set of disks from them.
Normally I buy my PC's used and off lease, so I have had to pay $10 for recovery disks, because the machines were out of warranty.
I bought the 6930p new, and HP sent me the disks for free. Maybe they will do the same for you too.
Paul

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