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3. Wait while Chrome verifies the integrity of the recovery media. NOTE: If you need to cancel the recovery during the verification process, press and hold the power button until the computer turns off. Do not disrupt the system recovery process after the verification step is complete. NOTE: If an error message is displayed, you might need to run the Chrome Recovery Utility again, or use a different USB flash drive or SD memory card. 4. When the "System Recovery is complete" message displays, remove the recovery media. The computer restarts with Chrome OS reinstalled. Setting up your computer after a reset or recovery After a reset or recovery is complete, perform the initial setup process. For details about setting up the computer, go to http://www.support.google.com. Erase and reformat the recovery media During the process of creating recovery media, the USB flash drive or SD memory card is formatted as a recovery tool. After you recover your computer, you must erase the recovery media if you want to reuse your USB flash drive or SD memory card to store other files. Use the steps in this section to erase the recovery media using the Chromebook Recovery Utility. 1. Click the Launcher icon, and then click All Apps. 2. In the apps window, click Recovery. 3. Click the Settings icon, and then click Erase recovery media. 4. Select the USB flash drive or SD memory card that you inserted, click Continue, and then click Erase now. 5. After the recovery media is erased, click Done to close the Chromebook Recovery Utility, and then remove the USB flash drive or SD memory card. The media is ready to be formatted using a formatting tool provided by your operating system. Setting up your computer after a reset or recovery 19

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3.
Wait while Chrome
verifies
the integrity of the recovery media.
NOTE:
If you need to cancel the recovery during the
verification
process, press and hold the power
button until the computer turns
off.
Do not disrupt the system recovery process after the
verification
step is complete.
NOTE:
If an error message is displayed, you might need to run the Chrome Recovery Utility again, or
use a
different
USB
flash
drive or SD memory card.
4.
When the “System Recovery is complete” message displays, remove the recovery media.
The computer restarts with Chrome OS reinstalled.
Setting up your computer after a reset or recovery
After a reset or recovery is complete, perform the initial setup process. For details about setting up the
computer, go to
.
Erase and reformat the recovery media
During the process of creating recovery media, the USB
flash
drive or SD memory card is formatted as a
recovery tool. After you recover your computer, you must erase the recovery media if you want to reuse your
USB
flash
drive or SD memory card to store other
files.
Use the steps in this section to erase the recovery
media using the Chromebook Recovery Utility.
1.
Click the
Launcher
icon, and then click
All Apps
.
2.
In the apps window, click
Recovery
.
3.
Click the
Settings
icon, and then click
Erase recovery media
.
4.
Select the USB
flash
drive or SD memory card that you inserted, click
Continue
, and then click
Erase
now
.
5.
After the recovery media is erased, click
Done
to close the Chromebook Recovery Utility, and then
remove the USB
flash
drive or SD memory card.
The media is ready to be formatted using a formatting tool provided by your operating system.
Setting up your computer after a reset or recovery
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