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CHAPTER 7 : Maintaining Your Notebook
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If you upgrade or exchange your hard drive or if your hard
drive is completely erased or corrupted, your only option for
system recovery may be to reinstall Windows from the
Windows DVD, then recover your pre-installed software and
device drivers using recovery discs that you created. (Your
convertible notebook must have a DVD-compatible drive to
use these options.)
•
To re-install Windows using the Windows DVD, see
“Recovering your system using the Windows DVD” on
page 103
.
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To re-install your pre-installed software and device
drivers using recovery discs, see
“Recovering
pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs”
on page 96
.
Recovering pre-installed software and drivers
You can perform a partial recovery by recovering the software
and device drivers that were pre-installed at the factory. If you
need to recover software that did
not come pre-installed on
your system, you need to follow that software’s installation
instructions.
You can recover pre-installed software and drivers from a set
of recovery discs (you must create the discs) or by using
Gateway Recovery Center.
Preparing for software and device driver recovery
You can usually recover your pre-installed software and
drivers from your hard drive. However, if you ever re-install
Windows from the Windows DVD or install a new hard drive,
you need to recover your pre-installed software and drivers
using a set of
software and driver recovery discs . Because
these discs do not come with your convertible notebook, you
should create your own set.
Caution
Although you may not be expecting to need recovery discs, we
recommend that you prepare for any eventuality and create a set of recovery
discs while you have the opportunity.