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Notebook PC User Manual
Recovering Your Notebook PC
Using Recovery Partition
The Recovery Partition quickly restores your Notebook PC’s software
to its original working state. Before using the Recovery Partition, copy
your data files (such as Outlook PST files) to USB storage devices or
to a network drive and make note of any customized configuration
settings (such as network settings).
About the Recovery Partition
The Recovery Partition is a reserved space on your hard disk drive
used to restore the operating system, drivers, and utilities installed
on your Notebook PC at the factory.
IMPORTANT! DO NOT delete the partition without a Volume
Label on Disk_0. The Recovery Partition is created at the factory
and cannot be restored if
deleted. Take your Notebook
PC to an authorized ASUS
service center if you have
problems with the recovery
process.
Using the Recovery Partition:
1. Press [F9] during bootup.
2. Press [Enter] to select Windows Setup [EMS Enabled].
3. Select the language then click
Next
.
4. Read the ASUS Preload Wizard messages and click
Next
.
5. Select a partition option and click
Next
. Partition options:
Recover Windows to first partition only.
This option deletes only the first partition and allows you to keep other
partitions, and to create a new system partition as drive “C”.
Recover Windows to entire HD.
This option deletes all partitions from your hard disk drive and creates
a new system partition as drive “C”.
Summary of Contents for E7176
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Page 5: ...1 Chapter 1 Introducing the Notebook PC ...
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Page 15: ...2 Chapter 2 Knowing the parts ...
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Page 27: ...3 Chapter 3 Getting Started ...
Page 49: ...4 Chapter 4 Using the Notebook PC ...
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