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Software Updates and Restorations
Software Guide
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8. Press
esc
to continue installing a fresh copy of the operating
system without repairing.
9. Press
enter
to set up the operating system.
10. Press
C
to continue setup using this partition.
11. Select Format the partition using the NTFS file system
(Quick) and press
enter
. A caution is displayed that
formatting this drive will delete all current files.
12. Press
F
to format the drive. The reinstallation process begins.
This process may take 1–2 hours to complete. The notebook
restarts in Windows after the process is complete.
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When prompted for the product key, refer to the Microsoft
Certificate of Authenticity located on the bottom of the notebook.
Reinstalling Drivers
After the OS installation process is complete, you must reinstall
drivers.
To reinstall drivers using the Driver Recovery CD that was
shipped with the notebook:
1. While running Windows, insert the Driver Recovery CD into
the optical drive.
2. If you do not have autorun enabled, select Start > Run. Then
type
D:\SWSETUP\APPINSTL\SETUP.EXE
(where D indicates the
optical drive).
3. Follow the on-screen instructions for installing the drivers.
After the drivers are reinstalled, you must reinstall any software
you added to the notebook. Follow the installation instructions
provided with the software CDs included with the notebook.
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