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NOTE:
Installing unsupported OS versions may cause the recovery tool to fail.
B.2 Setup Procedure for Windows
Prior to using the recovery tool to backup or restore Windows system, a few setup
procedures are required.
Step 1: Hardware and BIOS setup (see Section
78
B.2.1)
Step 2: Create partitions (see Section
78
B.2.2 )
Step 3: Install operating system, drivers and system applications (see Section
78
B.2.3 )
Step 4: Build-up recovery partition (see Section
78
B.2.4 )
Step 5: Create factory default image (see Section
78
B.2.5 ) S te p 0 :
The detailed descriptions are described in the following sections.
NOTE:
The setup procedures described below are for Microsoft Windows
operating system users. For Linux system, most setup procedures are
the same with Microsoft Windows except for several steps described in
Section
78
B.3 .
B.2.1 Hardware and BIOS Setup
Step 1: Make sure the system is powered off and unplugged.
Step 2: Install a hard drive or SSD in the system. An unformatted and unpartitioned disk
is recommended.
Step 3: Connect an optical disk drive to the system and insert the recovery CD.