Sharp Actius PC-MC24, Operation Manual

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Appendixes
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Backing Up Data
Before formatting the hard disk, you should back up your data. For details on how to
back up your data, refer to
Data Backup and Restore section on the earlier page.
Selecting Way to Recover Your System
The computer has two drives (C: and D:) when it was shipped from the factory. You
can select the way to recover your system.
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Recovers C: drive only. (Recommended)
This process will format C: drive only and recover C: drive to the same status as
shipped from the factory. Nothing will be performed to D: drive. The volume of the
drives will not be changed and will keep current one.
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Recovers both C: and D: drive.
This process will format both C: and D: drives, and contents of the hard disk will
be restored to its original state in C: drive. The volume of the drives will be back
to the same as you used for the first time. This choice will not allow you to
recover your system from the hard disk once the recovery process is completed.
Formatting Drives and Re-installing Windows
The formatting and re-installing process will restore the hard disk drive
to its factory configuration. To ensure the computer is safe, enable the
virus protection/cleaner software and update the virus definition file to
the latest one. Also, the Windows Update should be done for virus
prevention. (Refer to the
Virus Protection section.)
Via Hard Disk
With this way, recovery will come from data already installed on the computer rather
than from external media such as CD.
Note that if there is any chance of the data loss or corruption, you cannot
format the hard disk drive(s) and reinstall Windows.
1.
Make sure the computer is turned off.
2. If any peripheral devices are connected to the computer, disconnect them.
3. Connect the AC adapter.