Configuring the System 3-29
The following sections explain how to use the NEC Select Install CD to
rebuild and restore the system. See “Auto Rebuild and Restore” to
repartition and reformat your hard drive with the OS restore. See “Custom
Rebuild and Restore” for more options when you repartition and/or
reformat your hard drive with the OS restore.
After performing an OS restore that also repartitions and/or reformats
your hard drive, run a Selective Application Restore to reinstall any
application that came with your system. See “Installing Applications” for
directions on running this program.
Auto Rebuild and Restore
To perform an auto OS Restore that also repartitions and reformats your
hard drive, boot the system from the Select Install CD. When the system
boots from the CD, it automatically loads the MS-DOS
®
-based Operating
System Restore program.
If possible, back up your data before performing
an OS restore.
Follow these steps to rebuild your hard drive and restore your original
operating system using OS Restore:
1.
Power on or restart the system and immediately insert the NEC Select
Install CD into the CD-ROM drive.
Note
For systems with a SCSI hard drive, a bootable diskette is
included with the NEC Select Install CD. In SCSI systems, first boot the
system from the bootable diskette. After the system boots, proceed with
the NEC Select Install procedure described below.
After the system boots from the CD, the Operating System Restore
Welcome screen appears (see the following figure).