User’s Manual
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You can also create recovery media and restore the system.
The following items will be described in this section:
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System Recovery Options
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Creating Recovery Media
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Restoring the pre-installed software from your created Recovery Media
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Restoring the pre-installed software from the Recovery hard disk drive
System Recovery Options
The System Recovery Options feature is installed on the hard disk when
shipped from the factory. The System Recovery Options menu includes
tools to repair startup problems, run diagnostics or restore the system.
See the
Windows Help and Support
content for more information about
Startup Repair
.
The System Recovery Options can also be run manually to repair
problems.
The procedure is as follows. Follow the instructions shown on the on-
screen menu.
1. Turn off the computer.
2. While holding the
F8
key, turn on the computer.
3. The
Advanced Boot Options
menu will be displayed. Use the arrow
keys to select
Repair Your Computer
and press
ENTER
.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Creating Recovery Media
This section describes how to create Recovery Media.
The System Recovery Options feature will be unusable if this partition is
deleted.
Check your Windows
®
manual for more information on backing up your
system (including the system image backup feature).
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Be sure to connect the AC adaptor when you create Recovery Media.
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Be sure to close all other software programs except the Recovery
Media Creator.
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Do not run software such as screen savers which can put a heavy load
on the CPU.
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Operate the computer at full power.
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Do not use power-saving features.
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Do not write to the media when the virus check software is running.
Wait for it to finish, then disable virus detection programs including any
software that checks files automatically in the background.