Asus ET1612I User's Manual for English Edition - Page 35

English 5. Based on the different situations in the previous step, data on the selected USB storage device or on the selected partition will be cleared. Click Backup to start backup. You will lose all your data on the selected USB storage device or on the selected partition. Ensure to back up your important data beforehand. 6. When backing up the factory default environment is completed successfully, click Reboot to restart the system. Using the USB storage device (USB Restore) When the Recovery Partition in your system has crashed, use the USB storage device to restore the system to the factory default partition or the factory environment data to the entire hard disk. 1. Connect the USB storage device used for backing up the factory environment data. 2. Press on bootup and the Please select boot device screen appears. Select USB: XXXXXX to boot from the connected USB storage device. 3. Select the language and click Next. 4. Select Restore and click Next. 5. Select a task and click Next. Task options: • Restore the OS to the Default Partition only Select this option if you simply want to restore the OS to the factory default partition.This option deletes all data on the system partition "C" and keeps the partition "D" unchanged. After you click Next, the factory default partition will be displayed. Click Next again. • Restore the Whole Hard Disk Select this option if you want to restore your All-in-one PC to the factory default state.This option deletes all data from your hard disk and creates a new system partition as drive "C" , an empty partition as drive "D" and a Recovery Partition. 6. Data on the factory default partition or on the whole hard disk will be cleared depending on the option you selected in the previous step. Click Restore to start the task. 7. When the restore is completed successfully, click Reboot to restart the system. ASUS All-in-one PC ET1612I Series 35