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Getting Started
Recovering the Internal Storage Drive
Restoring from a recovery drive
The recovery process deletes information stored on the
internal storage drive. Be sure to save your work to
external media before executing the recovery (see
“Backing up your work” on page 66
).
During the recovery process your computer must be
connected to an external power source via the AC
adaptor.
If you have created a recovery drive for your system, you can
restore your system from this drive, if necessary. For
example, if your original internal storage drive fails, you can
restore your system to a new internal storage drive from your
recovery drive. For instructions on creating a recovery drive,
see
“Creating a recovery drive” on page 46
.
When you restore your system, only the operating
system files and drivers originally shipped with the
computer are restored. Any files that you created are not
restored during this process. Be sure to separately save
the files you have created to external media using
Windows or another backup program. For more
information, see
“Backing up your work” on page 66
.
To recover your internal storage drive from a recovery drive:
1
Make sure your computer is turned off.
2
Connect the recovery USB drive you created to your
computer.
3
Turn on your computer while pressing the (
) key on
your keyboard.
The Boot menu displays.
4
Select the
USB Flash
option and press the
ENTER
key.
5
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the
recovery process.
NOTE
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