Infocaster™ DS600
Chapter 3
Hardware Manual
Maintenance
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6/19/2014 | Page 25
Create Your Backup Media
To prevent data loss, it is important to back up your media to an external optical drive or USB recovery
media using the PC Recovery Center. To launch the Recovery Center, open the Start Menu and select All
Programs > PC Recovery Center > PC Recovery Center.
Note:
We recommend Maxell or Fuji DVDRs. We do not recommend Staples, Sony, or CDRW media.
Recovery Options
Recovery allows you to restore your system using five methods, from non-destructive to destructive. It is
recommended that you recover your system in stages beginning with the non-destructive method first,
which retains your user data. If necessary you can do a full system restore back to its original state.
Launch Recovery
Use one of these methods to launch Recovery.
During the reboot process, press F8 to invoke the Windows Advanced Boot Options dialog, and
select the Repair Your Computer option.
Go to the Windows START menu and choose All Programs > PC Recovery Center > PC Recovery
Center.
Choose a Recovery Option
Master Boot Record Restore: Accessed through the launch method (F10) and replaces the Master
Boot Record with the original files.
MS System Restore: Accessed through both launch methods and takes you directly to Microsoft’s
System Tools for simple replacement of past data and information.
Non-Destructive Recovery: Restores the original Windows operating system and leaves the current
registry intact. User installed applications and data are retained and user installed updates are reset.
System Recovery - No Format: Creates and moves all C:\ files to C:\mybackup<date> to preserve
your data. The process then restores to the factory image. User applications need to be reinstalled.
Data files are still accessible in the new directory.
System Recovery - Quick Format: System is restored to its factory image and no data is retained.
Applications must be reinstalled.
