Limited Warranty
WinBook Corporation, ("WinBook"), warrants to you, the original purchaser, that this WinBook (the "Product") will be free from defects in
materials and workmanship for a period of three full months from the original date of purchase. Should the Product fail to conform with this
warranty during the warranty period, WinBook will repair the Product at no charge.
You may extend the warranty period for an additional nine months at no charge by registering the Product at www.winbook.com/registration
and completing the registration form on-line.
Exclusions
This Limited Warranty does not cover software, batteries, disks or related documentation. WinBook will not be liable for alteration or loss
of software programs, operating systems, or data stored on equipment sent in for repair or upgrade. The Purchaser is advised to back up all
data prior to any servicing of the Product.
Items attached to or installed in the WinBook Computer will be removed at the Technician’s discretion prior to service. WinBook is not
responsible for repairs or testing of non-covered items.
This Limited Warranty covers normal use. Preventive maintenance is not included. WinBook does not warrant and will not be held responsi-
ble in any way for damages or loss resulting from a cause other than defects in materials or workmanship, including damage or loss caused
by: neglect, accident, unreasonable use, servicing or modification by anyone other than WinBook or its designee; transit of equipment to
WinBook for service, return or evaluation; any natural disaster, including flood, fire, earthquake, or lightning; or electrical surges or use
of improper power sources.
WinBook’s liability under this Limited Warranty shall be limited solely to repair as provided for above, and WinBook assumes no risk of,
and shall not in any case be liable for, any other damages, including, without limitation, any special, incidental, consequential or punitive
damages, arising from breach of warranty or contract, negligence or any other legal theory, including, without limitation, loss of goodwill,
profits or revenue, loss of use of the Product or any associated equipment, cost of capital, cost of any substitute equipment, facilities or
services, downtime costs, or claims of any party dealing with the Purchaser for such damages.
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accordingly, additional statements, whether oral or written, do not constitute warranties and should not be relied upon by the Purchaser.
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shipping containers or packing supplies. You are responsible for all shipping materials should the original packing materials not be available.
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Recovery Options
Warranty Information
(on the back)
Here's the
Quickstart Guide
to get
your new
PC connected
fast!
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Getting Started
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V Series
7-04 Getting Started
What is the model number of my WinBook notebook computer?
There are two methods for determining the exact model of WinBook that you have purchased.
The first method
is to turn the note-
book over and view
the label on the
bottom of the unit.
The model number
is composed of the
first 4 digits of the
unit serial number.
(Example: V240XXXXXXXX)
The second method is to view the
General System Properties dialog
box within Windows. To access the
system properties window perform
the following steps:
1. ‘Left click’ on the Start Menu
button found in the lower left
hand corner of the display.
2. ‘Right click’ on the My Computer
icon to bring up an action list,
then ‘left click’ on properties
to open up the General System
Properties window.
3. The series designator is located
to the right of the WinBook logo.
Recovery
Options
In addition
to the
Recovery CD/DVD
option,
there are
two additional
options to
recover
the software
to your
hard drive.
The Recovery
Partition
contains copies
of
all the
software originally
installed on
your
computer .
Before you
do a
System Recovery
, try
Windows Non-
Destructive System
Recovery first.
You
may be
able
to "Roll-back"
without needing
to reinstall
software.
Option 1
Non-Destructive System
Recovery
Non-Destructive System
Recovery
will recover
the original
software to
your hard
drive without
formatting it
first.
This process
preserves data
files on
your hard
drive but
requires you
to reinstall
any software
not originally
on
the hard
drive.
Steps for
Option 1,
Non-Destructive System
Recovery
1. Turn
on your
computer .
Immediately after
the W
inBook
logo is
displayed, a
5 second
countdown message
will
appear on
the screen
as follows:
"Press
F10 to
start
recovery".
2. P
ress the
F10 key
before the
countdown expires
to start
the recovery
console.
3. R
ead the
End User
Notice concerning
the operation
of
the recovery
software and
click on
the 'I
Agree' button
to continue
or the
'I disagree'
button to
cancel the
recovery process.
4. The
recovery process
defaults to
"Non-Destructive
System R
ecovery ."
If this
is what
you want,
press the
"Next" button
to continue.
5. The
following screen
explains that
Windows
XP has
an
option to
repair itself
by going
back to
a point
where
the operating
system was
working properly
.
This is
an option
that works
well with
drivers or
other
software programs
that may
have caused
instability in
the operation
of W
indows, for
more information
see
the W
indows Help
file.
6. The
next screen
displays the
status of
the
recovery
process
.
7. After
the recovery
process has
completed, press
the
'Restart'
button to
reboot the
notebook into
the newly
recovered operating
system.
Congratulations you
have recovered
your system!
Option 2
System Recovery
Quick F
ormat
System R
ecovery Quick
Format will
first format
your hard
drive and
all data
on the
drive will
be lost.
Again all
software not
originally on
the hard
drive must
be reinstalled.
Steps for
Option 2,
System Recovery
Quick F
ormat
1. Turn
on your
computer .
Immediately after
the W
inBook
logo is
displayed, a
5 second
countdown message
will
appear on
the screen
as follows:
"Press
F10 to
start
recovery".
2. P
ress the
F10 key
before the
countdown expires
to start
the recovery
console.
3. R
ead the
End User
Notice concerning
the operation
of
the recovery
software and
click on
the 'I
Agree' button
to continue
or the
'I disagree'
button to
cancel the
recovery process.
4. The
recovery process
defaults to
"Non-Destructive System
Recovery
." T
o perform
a
"System Recovery-Quick
Format,"
press the
"Advanced Options"
button at
the left
to continue.
5. The
following screen
will show
that "System
Recovery-No
Format" is
pre-selected (green
arrow) and
you must
click
on "System
Recovery-Quick
Format" to
begin the
process.
Warning:
If you
choose to
continue this
option, often
called "Destructive
Recovery ,"
it will
completely erase
any data
on the
hard drive
and restore
software
settings as
shipped from
the factory
.
Press
the "Next"
button to
continue. (Figure
A)
6. The
following screen
explains that
Windows
XP has
an option
to repair
itself by
going back
to a
point where
the operating
system was
working properly
. (Figure
B)
This is
an option
that works
well with
drivers or
other
software programs
that may
have caused
instability in
the operation
of W
indows, for
more information
see
the W
indows Help
file.
7.T o
continue with
"System R
ecovery Quick
Format"
press "Y
es" button.
This is
the FINAL
WARNING
that
all data
on the
hard
drive will
be lost
if you
continue past
this point.
T o
continue and
format the
hard drive
press the
"Y es"
button.
8.The next
screen displays
the status
of the
format
process.
9.The next
screen displays
the status
of the
recovery
process.
10. After
the recovery
process has
completed, press
the "R
estart" button
to reboot
the notebook
into the
newly recovered
operating system.
Congratulations you
have recovered
your system!
Figure B
Figure A
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Creating your
own Recovery
CD/DVD set
Y our
WinBook
has a
program installed
that will
allow you
to
create a
set of
system recovery
CD’s
or DVD’
s should
you
encounter corrupted
software or
a problem
with the
hard disk
drive. This
recovery set
will allow
you to
restore your
WinBook
to the
factory shipping
hard drive
image. It
will not
recover
any programs
or data
files that
were installed
by the
end user
.
The first
time you
boot the
notebook you
will be
prompted
to create
a recovery
set.
If you
don’t have
blank media
or would
rather wait
for a
more
opportune moment
to create
the
recovery set,
you can
manually
run the
Recovery
Media Creator
at a
later time
via the
Start Menu.
Once you
have decided
to go
forward with
creating the
recovery set,
the R
ecovery Media
Creator will
provide important
information and
end user
license agreements
regarding the
recovery process.
Follow the
on-screen prompts
to begin
recovery creation.
NOTE! During
the recovery
process the
hidden recovery
partition located
on the
hard
drive will
temporarily be
viewable
as a
drive letter
. Once
the recov-
ery process
has completed,
the
recovery partition
warning win-
dow will
automatically close
and
the recovery
partition will
return
to its
original hidden
status.
Depending on
the optical
drive configuration
of your
WinBook,
the
Recovery
Media Creator
will present
options for
writing the
recov-
ery set
to recordable
CD or
DVD media.
Select the
media type
that you
want to
burn the
recovery set
to. Follow
the on-screen
prompts and
insert blank
media as
requested by
the program.
NOTE! The
recovery media
creator program
does not
support
writing to
re-writable media
such as
CD-RW
, DVD-R
W or
DVD+RW
.
Also at
the time
of this
writing the
Recovery Media
Creator
program only
supports the
DVD+R format
for recording
to blank
DVD media.
Any attempts
to record
to unsupported
formats will
result in
the program
stating that
no valid
media has
been
inserted into
the optical
drive.
After each
recovery CD/DVD
is created,
the program
automatically
runs a
CRC check
to verify
the integrity
of the
burn. If
a CRC
check fails,
the program
will prompt
you to
insert a
new piece
of media
until the
burn is
successful. Once
the
complete set
has been
successfully
validated, the
program will
termi-
nate.
Congratulations! Y
ou have
have suc-
cessfully created
a recovery
CD/DVD
set for
your W
inBook notebook.
NOTE! Due
to license
restrictions
you will
only be
able to
create one
set of
recovery media.
The
Recovery
Media Creator
program automati-
cally refuses
any future
attempts to
create
recovery media
after the
1st set
has been
successfully created.
Please contact
your
WinBook
dealer or
WinBook
technical sup-
port at
www .winbookcorp.com
for any
fur-
ther recovery
media needs.
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