HP/Compaq requires a DMI utility be run on any hard drive swap so that the system recovery functions properly without complaining about it not being compatible, so I don't think cloning that partition even matters. First, download the Rufus utility that quickly and easily makes bootable flash drives, which is how we are going to run the HP tattooing utility. Next, download the HPBQ138 DMIFIT tool by clicking the link and then clicking File Download. This is the utility HP service technicians use to burn system information to the motherboard.