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Setting a rescue device in the startup sequence Before you start the Rescue and Recovery program from a CD, DVD, USB hard disk drive, or any external device, you must first change the startup sequence in the Setup Utility. To view or change the startup sequence, do the following: 1. With the computer turned off, repeatedly press and release the F1 key while you turn on the computer. 2. When the logo screen appears, or you hear a series of beeps, release the F1 key. 3. If you are prompted for a password, type your current password. 4. From the Setup Utility main menu, use the right-arrow key to select Startup. 5. Arrange the startup sequence to meet your needs. 6. Press the Esc key twice to go to the Setup Utility exit menu. 7. Use the down-arrow key to select Save and exit the Setup Utility, then press Enter. 8. When the Setup Confirmation window appears, press Enter. 9. The computer restarts. Note: If you are using an external device, you first must turn off your computer before connecting the external device. For more information on Setup Utility, see Chapter 4, "Using the Setup Utility," on page 9. Solving recovery problems If you are unable to access the Rescue and Recovery workspace or the Windows environment, you can: v Use your rescue media (CD, DVD, or USB hard disk drive) to start the Rescue and Recovery workspace. See "Creating and using rescue media" on page 24 for details. v Use a Recovery Repair diskette to repair the Rescue and Recovery workspace or repair a file needed to enter the Windows environment. See "Creating and using a Recovery Repair diskette" on page 25 for details. v Use a set of Product Recovery discs if you want to restore the hard disk drive to its original factory state. See "Creating and using Product Recovery discs" on page 21. It is important to create a Recovery Repair diskette, rescue media, and a set of Product Recovery discs as soon as possible and store them in a safe place. If you are unable to access the Rescue and Recovery workspace or the Windows environment from rescue media, a Recovery Repair diskette, or a set of Product Recovery discs, you might not have the rescue device, CD drive, DVD drive, or USB hard disk drive defined as a startup device in the BIOS startup sequence. For more information, see "Setting a rescue device in the startup sequence." Chapter 7. Recovering software 27

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Setting
a
rescue
device
in
the
startup
sequence
Before
you
start
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
program
from
a
CD,
DVD,
USB
hard
disk
drive,
or
any
external
device,
you
must
first
change
the
startup
sequence
in
the
Setup
Utility.
To
view
or
change
the
startup
sequence,
do
the
following:
1.
With
the
computer
turned
off,
repeatedly
press
and
release
the
F1
key
while
you
turn
on
the
computer.
2.
When
the
logo
screen
appears,
or
you
hear
a
series
of
beeps,
release
the
F1
key.
3.
If
you
are
prompted
for
a
password,
type
your
current
password.
4.
From
the
Setup
Utility
main
menu,
use
the
right-arrow
key
to
select
Startup
.
5.
Arrange
the
startup
sequence
to
meet
your
needs.
6.
Press
the
Esc
key
twice
to
go
to
the
Setup
Utility
exit
menu.
7.
Use
the
down-arrow
key
to
select
Save
and
exit
the
Setup
Utility
,
then
press
Enter.
8.
When
the
Setup
Confirmation
window
appears,
press
Enter.
9.
The
computer
restarts.
Note:
If
you
are
using
an
external
device,
you
first
must
turn
off
your
computer
before
connecting
the
external
device.
For
more
information
on
Setup
Utility,
see
Chapter
4,
“Using
the
Setup
Utility,”
on
page
9.
Solving
recovery
problems
If
you
are
unable
to
access
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace
or
the
Windows
environment,
you
can:
v
Use
your
rescue
media
(CD,
DVD,
or
USB
hard
disk
drive)
to
start
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace.
See
“Creating
and
using
rescue
media”
on
page
24
for
details.
v
Use
a
Recovery
Repair
diskette
to
repair
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace
or
repair
a
file
needed
to
enter
the
Windows
environment.
See
“Creating
and
using
a
Recovery
Repair
diskette”
on
page
25
for
details.
v
Use
a
set
of
Product
Recovery
discs
if
you
want
to
restore
the
hard
disk
drive
to
its
original
factory
state.
See
“Creating
and
using
Product
Recovery
discs”
on
page
21.
It
is
important
to
create
a
Recovery
Repair
diskette,
rescue
media,
and
a
set
of
Product
Recovery
discs
as
soon
as
possible
and
store
them
in
a
safe
place.
If
you
are
unable
to
access
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace
or
the
Windows
environment
from
rescue
media,
a
Recovery
Repair
diskette,
or
a
set
of
Product
Recovery
discs,
you
might
not
have
the
rescue
device,
CD
drive,
DVD
drive,
or
USB
hard
disk
drive
defined
as
a
startup
device
in
the
BIOS
startup
sequence.
For
more
information,
see
“Setting
a
rescue
device
in
the
startup
sequence.”
Chapter
7.
Recovering
software
27