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10-19-2016 10:16 PM
I recently did a system restore from a usb recovery drive which went perpectly except the tools partition is missing. Will this affect the computer in the long term and can I download the tools from some other source?
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10-20-2016 02:29 AM
Hi,
It won't really affect the computer in any way if it's missing - the HP_TOOLS partition contains the diagnostic routines that can be accessed at boot ( ie memory, hdd tests etc ).
You can reinstall this from the following link.
Regards,
DP-K
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10-20-2016 02:29 AM
Hi,
It won't really affect the computer in any way if it's missing - the HP_TOOLS partition contains the diagnostic routines that can be accessed at boot ( ie memory, hdd tests etc ).
You can reinstall this from the following link.
Regards,
DP-K
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****Please mark Accept As Solution if it solves your problem****
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10-22-2016 07:42 AM
Hi,
You're welcome and good to hear it's Ok
All the best,
DP-K
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