Sony VGX-XL2 User Guide (Computer Component) - Page 134

Restore Complete System, Restart, Create recovery discs, Go to Restore C: Drive

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Before performing any restore or recovery options, go to the Sony online support Web site at www.esupport.sony.com and review your modelspecific support page. To access Restore Complete System 1 Start the VAIO® Recovery program. 2 From the VAIO® Recovery menu screen, click Restore Complete System. The introductory screen for Restore Complete System appears. Read the onscreen information. 3 Click Restart from disc if you have the recovery discs available; if not, click Create recovery discs and return to this screen when complete. 4 Insert the first recovery disc in the optical drive slot and click OK. Your computer restarts and displays a screen with the following options: • Restore C: Drive • Restore Complete System • Reconfigure RAID 5 Click Restore Complete System. The screen Restore Complete System (Step 1 of 5) appears. Carefully read the information on the screen. This screen provides the link Go to Restore C: Drive, which allows you to try a less invasive alternative to solve a potential problem other than Restore Complete System. 6 Select the Keep the Recovery Drive [Recommended] check box, if desired. 7 Select the I understand check box. The Next button becomes available. 8 Click Next. Note: If you chose not to keep the current recovery drive, you will skip the Restore Complete System (Step 2 of 5) screen and move directly to the Restore Complete System (Step 3 of 5) screen. When the recovery process completes, remove the disc and click OK (Step 9). The recovery process starts and the screen Restore Complete System (Step 2 of 5) appears, which displays a time bar showing the progress of this step. 131 VGX-XL2A Digital Living System

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VGX-XL2A Digital Living System
Before performing any restore or recovery options, go to the Sony online
support Web site at
www.esupport.sony.com
and review your model-
specific support page.
To access Restore Complete System
1
Start the VAIO
®
Recovery program.
2
From the VAIO
®
Recovery menu screen, click
Restore Complete System
.
The introductory screen for Restore Complete System appears. Read the on-
screen information.
3
Click
Restart
from disc if you have the recovery discs available; if not, click
Create recovery discs
and return to this screen when complete.
4
Insert the first recovery disc in the optical drive slot and click
OK
.
Your computer restarts and displays a screen with the following options:
Restore C: Drive
Restore Complete System
Reconfigure RAID
5
Click
Restore Complete System
.
The screen Restore Complete System (Step 1 of 5) appears. Carefully read
the information on the screen.
This screen provides the link
Go to Restore C: Drive
, which allows you to try
a less invasive alternative to solve a potential problem other than Restore
Complete System.
6
Select the
Keep the Recovery Drive
[Recommended] check box, if desired.
7
Select the
I understand
check box. The
Next
button becomes available.
8
Click
Next
.
The recovery process starts and the screen Restore Complete System (Step
2 of 5) appears, which displays a time bar showing the progress of this step.
Note
: If you chose not to keep the current recovery drive, you will skip the
Restore Complete System (Step 2 of 5) screen and move directly to the
Restore Complete System (Step 3 of 5) screen. When the recovery process
completes, remove the disc and click OK (Step 9).