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System Recovery
Use this option as a last resort when your preinstalled
software becomes unusable or you can’t reboot from the
hard disk. This option requires booting from the CD.
The System Recovery option
provides a full system recovery. This means you’ll be
able to restore your system to its original factory-
shipped state.
reformats hard drive C and erases all information on
the disk.
then restores files on drive C from the CD Restore disc.
Before System Recovery, you will need to
back up all your data files to an external storage device
(diskette, tape, or zip cartridge drive). System Recovery
removes all data.
be prepared with software installation diskettes of any
software application programs that you installed
yourself.
After System Recovery, you will need to
restore to the hard disk all the data files that you backed
up before System Recovery.
reinstall any software application program that you
installed yourself.
The following sections describe each of these options. If
your preinstalled software becomes unusable, see
“Recovery Options” later in this section.