Maintaining and repairing the device
8.2 Installing the operating system, software and drivers
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Operating Instructions, 12/2018, A5E43198909-AA
8.2.2
Restoring operating system and partitions
You can restore the factory settings of the target system (i.e. the volume partitions, the
operating system with installed device drivers, and the SIEMENS software products).
This allows you to restore your device quickly if it has suffered damage.
Procedure
Note
In order for the device to boot from the supplied data storage medium, it may need to be
specified in the firmware settings.
NOTICE
Risk of data loss
Files, user settings as well as existing authorizations and license keys are lost when a
restore is performed!
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Back up your data before restoring.
1.
Insert the first DVD (1-x) of the supplied Restore DVD set into the optical drive.
2.
Restart the device.
3.
Boot from the inserted DVD.
The Restore program from Siemens starts after a few seconds.
4.
Follow the instructions on the screen.
Note the following information.
Selecting the scope of restoration (operating system version)
Option: "Factory settings"
Use this option if you want to restore the factory settings of the operating system with the
installed device drivers and the SIEMENS software products.
Option: "Administrator Basic"
Use this option if you only want to restore the operating system without additional device
drivers and without SIEMENS software products.