Samsung MZ-5PA256C User Manual - Page 186

186 Recovering a computer Recovering a computer from a virtual disk file Option Restore original disk signature Restore master boot record Description Restores the original, physical disk signature of the hard drive. Disk signatures are part of all Windows operating systems that Norton Ghost supports. Disk signatures are required to use the hard drive. Select this option if either of the following situations are true: ■ Your computer's drive letters are atypical (for example, assigned letters other than C, D, E, and so forth). ■ You restore a recovery point to a new, empty hard disk. Restores the master boot record. The master boot record is contained in the first sector of a physical hard disk. The master boot record consists of a master boot program and a partition table that describes the disk partitions. The master boot program analyzes the partition table of the first, physical hard disk to see which primary partition is active. It then starts the boot program from the boot sector of the active partition. This option is recommended only for advanced users and is available only if you restore a whole drive in the recovery environment. Select this option if any of the following situations are true: ■ You restore a recovery point to a new, empty hard disk. ■ You restore a recovery point to the original drive, but the drive's partitions were modified since the recovery point was created. ■ You suspect that a virus or some other problem has corrupted your drive's master boot record.