I tried to change my user password but it said it does not exist so I wanted to do a hard reset making it brand new but how. The last time it was used was /2014, Denver co. delete everything and restart new is what I mean as hard restart
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Your Presario CQ57 no longer meets the requirements of Ubuntu 18.04, but other supported Ubuntu derivatives do. I'd suggest visiting http://ubuntu.com/downloads/flavours to select a less demanding version, which would install the same way as standard Ubuntu, as the esteemed Thomas Ward explained above.
Download the ISO file for the 'flavour' of your choice from https://ubuntu.com/download/flavours . The ISO file you use to create a LiveUSB should be checked for download errors by https://tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/tutorial-how-to-verify-ubuntu#0 .
Installation, as per Canonical, Ubuntu's publishers, is typically done following these instructions on another Linux PC https://tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/tutorial-create-a-usb-stick-on-ubuntu#0 or on a Windows PC https://tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/tutorial-create-a-usb-stick-on-windows#0 .
Once you make a LiveUSB, install it following these steps https://tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/tutorial-install-ubuntu-desktop#0 and in step 6. Allocate drive space choose Erase disk and install Ubuntu (Xubuntu, Lubuntu, Kubuntu, et al.)
And, to access your BIOS/firmware settings, as per HP:
Notebooks manufactured after mid-2011 (most likely): Turn off the PC, press the power button, and then repeatedly press the Esc key until the Startup Menu opens. Press F10 to enter the BIOS Setup Utility.
Notebooks manufactured between 2008 and mid-2011: If a Compaq or HP splash screen displays after the computer starts, press Escape when prompted to enter the Startup Menu, and then press F10 to enter the BIOS Setup Utility. Some models might support pressing F10 immediately after powering on the notebook to enter the Startup Menu.
Your manual has more detail on the process, starting on page 81.
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