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Reinstalling the Operating System, Operating System

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System Restore Reinstalling the Operating System Ä CAUTION: To prevent the loss of all of your personal data, back up your data before reinstalling the operating system. Personal data and any software you have installed on the notebook will be lost during the operating system reinstallation process. ✎ During the reinstallation, you may be prompted for your Product Key. Your Product Key is provided on the Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity label affixed inside the battery bay. If other recovery efforts do not successfully repair the operating system, you can reinstall it. To reinstall the operating system: 1. Connect the notebook to an AC outlet through the AC adapter and turn on the notebook. 2. Immediately insert the Operating System disc into the notebook. 3. Shut down the notebook using the standard shutdown procedure for your operating system. ✎ If you are unable to shut down the notebook using the operating system, press and hold the power/standby button for 5 seconds. 4. Press the power/standby button again to start the notebook. 5. When prompted, press any key to boot from the disc. (After a few minutes, the "Welcome to Setup" page is displayed.) B-8 Getting Started

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System Restore
Reinstalling the Operating System±
Ä
CAUTION:
To prevent the loss of all of your personal data, back up
your data before reinstalling the operating system. Personal data and
any software you have installed on the notebook will be lost during the
operating system reinstallation process.
✎
During the reinstallation, you may be prompted for your
Product Key. Your Product Key is provided on the Microsoft
Certificate of Authenticity label affixed inside the battery bay.
If other recovery efforts do not successfully repair the operating
system, you can reinstall it.
To reinstall the operating system:
1. Connect the notebook to an AC outlet through the AC adapter
and turn on the notebook.
2. Immediately insert the
Operating System
disc into the ±
notebook.±
3. Shut down the notebook using the standard shutdown ±
procedure for your operating system.±
✎
If you are unable to shut down the notebook using the
operating system, press and hold the power/standby button
for 5 seconds.
4. Press the power/standby button again to start the notebook.
5. When prompted, press any key to boot from the disc. (After
a few minutes, the “Welcome to Setup” page is displayed.)
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Getting Started