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Performing a recovery Recovery Manager software allows you to repair or restore the system if you experience system failure or instability. Recovery Manager works from recovery discs that you create or from a dedicated recovery partition on the hard drive. NOTE Windows has its own built-in repair features, such as System Restore and driver rollback capabilities. If you have not already tried these features, try them before using Recovery Manager. NOTE Recovery Manager only recovers software that was preinstalled at the factory. Software not provided with this computer must be reinstalled from the disc provided by the manufacturer or downloaded from the manufacturer's Web site. Recovering from the recovery discs To restore the system from the recovery discs: 1. Back up all personal files. 2. Insert the first recovery disc into the optical drive and restart the computer. 3. Follow the on-screen instructions. Recovering from the partition on the hard drive You can perform a recovery from the partition on the hard drive from either the Start button or f11. To restore the system from the partition, follow these steps: 1. Access Recovery Manager in either of the following ways: ● Select Start > All Programs > Recovery Manager > Recovery Manager. ● Restart the computer and press f11 while the "Press for recovery" message is displayed on the screen. Then select Recovery Manager. Recovery Manager opens. 2. Click Advanced Options. 3. Click System recovery, and then click Next. 4. Follow the on-screen instructions. 10 Chapter 2 Recovering system information ENWW

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Performing a recovery
Recovery Manager software allows you to repair or restore the system if you experience system failure
or instability. Recovery Manager works from recovery discs that you create or from a dedicated recovery
partition on the hard drive.
NOTE
Windows has its own built-in repair features, such as System Restore and driver roll-
back capabilities. If you have not already tried these features, try them before using Recovery
Manager.
NOTE
Recovery Manager only recovers software that was preinstalled at the factory. Software
not provided with this computer must be reinstalled from the disc provided by the manufacturer
or downloaded from the manufacturer's Web site.
Recovering from the recovery discs
To restore the system from the recovery discs:
1.
Back up all personal files.
2.
Insert the first recovery disc into the optical drive and restart the computer.
3.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
Recovering from the partition on the hard drive
You can perform a recovery from the partition on the hard drive from either the Start button or
f11
.
To restore the system from the partition, follow these steps:
1.
Access Recovery Manager in either of the following ways:
Select
Start > All Programs > Recovery Manager > Recovery Manager
.
Restart the computer and press
f11
while the “Press <F11> for recovery” message is displayed
on the screen. Then select
Recovery Manager
.
Recovery Manager opens.
2.
Click
Advanced Options
.
3.
Click
System recovery
, and then click
Next
.
4.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
10
Chapter 2
Recovering system information
ENWW