Maintenance
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Maintenance
This section includes information about tasks you can
perform to help ensure trouble-free operation of your
computer, and to ease the recovery of important
information on your computer if problems arise in the
future.
Creating Data Backup Discs
Use CD or DVD recording (or
burning
) software that is
installed on your computer (for example, CyberLink
Power2Go) to create backup discs of important
information, including personal files, e-mail messages,
and Web site bookmarks. You can also move data to
an external hard disk drive.
The following procedure is just one way to back up
data; refer to
Help and Support
for more
information.
1
Click the
Windows Vista start button
™
,
All Programs
, and then click
CyberLink
DVD Suite
.
The CyberLink registration window opens. Register
now or later.
2
Click the
data
icon
at the top of the
window.
3
Click
Make a data DVD
or
Make a
data CD
.
The Power2Go window opens, listing your folders.
4
Highlight the files or folders you want to move,
and then click the
Add
icon
.
To remove a file, select it, and then click the
Delete a Folder
icon
.
To remove all files, click the
Delete all
Folders
icon
.
To create a new folder in the directory, click
the
Add Folder
icon
.
A folder is created under the current directory.
5
When you are finished adding files, click the
Burn a Disc
icon.
The Configuration/Information window opens to
the Burner tab, to enable you to set your recording
configuration. Leave these at the default settings.
6
At the message prompting you to insert a
disc, do so.
Power2Go begins recording your data to disc,
showing a progress bar.
7
At the message
Data Disc: Completed
Successfully
, click
OK
.
The disc is automatically ejected.
8
Remove the disc from the disc drive, label it, and
store it in a safe place.
When writing data to a backup disc, use software that
includes
write verification
functionality (CyberLink
Power2Go software does). This feature compares the
data on your hard disk drive with the data copied to
the disc to ensure it is an exact copy. Depending on
your disc recording software, you may need to
manually enable this feature (refer to the software
documentation).
If you encounter recording issues, try alternate media
(different types or brands). Also, use the Windows
Explorer tool to view your files and verify content was
copied over. To open Windows Explorer, right-click the
Windows Vista start button
, and then click
Explore
.
Creating System Recovery Discs
This is a one-time procedure that you should perform
while your computer is working properly. If you
encounter problems with your computer later, you can
restore it to its original factory settings by using the
system recovery discs that you created.
Before creating system recovery discs, read “System
Recovery” on page 24.
NOTE:
Use DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD+R DL, or DVD-R DL
discs to create your system recovery discs.
