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Option
A
: Backing up and restoring your data using the
Windows feature
If your computer is not equipped with a built-in optical disc drive, you need an external hard disk
drive or optical disc drive to back up your data or need to create a new partition by changing the
size of the C drive. See “Creating a hard disk partition” on page 11 for more information.
On models with Windows 7 Ultimate or Windows 7 Professional, you can backup your system
image on DVD discs. To do so, click
Create a system image
on the left pane of the
Backup your
computer
window and follow the on-screen instructions.
To back up the system image, make sure you have an external hard disk drive (not supplied)
formatted by Windows NT file system (NTFS) format beforehand.
To back up your data
1
Click
Start
,
All Programs
, and
VAIO Recovery Center
.
2
Click
Windows Backup and Restore
and click
Start
.
3
Click
Set up backup
under
Backup
.
4
On the
Set up backup
window, select a backup destination from the list and click
Next
.
If the
User Account Control
window appears, click
Yes
.
5
Select
Let me choose
and click
Next
.
6
Select the check box(es) of the item(s) that you want to include in the backup and
click
Next
.
If you want to back up a system image, make sure the check box that allows you to back
up the system image is selected.
7
On the
Review your backup settings
window, click
Save settings and run
backup
.
8
Follow the on-screen instructions.
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