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Restoring from Recovery HDD, Create Optical Recovery Discs

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Getting Started Restoring from Recovery HDD For models only with HDD Recovery installed. If preinstalled files are damaged, use the HDD Recovery installation to restore them. When you reinstall the Windows operating system, the hard disk will be reformatted and all data will be lost.Make sure you have a backup copy of your data, before you perform a complete system recovery. Create Optical Recovery Discs A recovery image of your computer is stored on the hard disk. You may use this image to create CD or DVD recovery discs using the following steps: 1. Select either blank CDs or DVD media. 2. The application will allow you to choose a type of media to create recovery CDs/DVD including: CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, and DVD+RW. Some media may not be compatible with the Optical Drive of your computer. Please verify your Optical Drive supports the blank media you choose. 3. Turn on your computer to open Windows XP. 4. Insert the (first) blank media into the tray of the Optical Drive. 5. Double click the Recovery Disc Creator Launcher icon on the Windows XP desktop, or select the application from start Menu. 6. After Recovery Disc Creator starts, select the type of media and the title you wish to copy to the media then click the Burn button. If your Optical Drive can only write to CDs, select "CD" as the "Type" on Recovery Disc Creator. If your Optical Drive of your computer can write to either CD or DVDs, select the one you are using as the "Type" on Recovery Disc Creator. Restoring the preinstalled software from the Recovery HDD About 2.5 GB of hard disk space is reserved for recovery partition. When re-setting up your hard disk, do not change, delete or add partitions in a manner other than specified in the manual. Otherwise, space for software may be destroyed. In addition, if you use a third-party partitioning program to reconfigure partitions on your hard disk, it may become impossible to re-setup your computer. 1. Turn off your computer. 2. While holding down 0 (zero) key on the keyboard, turn on your computer. TECRA A3/S2 3-13

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TECRA A3/S2
3-13
Getting Started
Restoring from Recovery HDD
If preinstalled files are damaged, use the HDD Recovery installation to
restore them.
Create Optical Recovery Discs
A recovery image of your computer is stored on the hard disk. You may use
this image to create CD or DVD recovery discs using the following steps:
1.
Select either blank CDs or DVD media.
2.
The application will allow you to choose a type of media to create recovery
CDs/DVD including: CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, and
DVD+RW.
3.
Turn on your computer to open Windows XP.
4.
Insert the (first) blank media into the tray of the Optical Drive.
5.
Double click the
Recovery Disc Creator Launcher
icon on the Windows
XP desktop, or select the application from
start
Menu.
6.
After Recovery Disc Creator starts, select the type of media and the title
you wish to copy to the media then click the
Burn
button.
Restoring the preinstalled software from the Recovery HDD
About 2.5 GB of hard disk space is reserved for recovery partition.
When re-setting up your hard disk, do not change, delete or add partitions
in a manner other than specified in the manual. Otherwise, space for software
may be destroyed.
In addition, if you use a third-party partitioning program to reconfigure
partitions on your hard disk, it may become impossible to re-setup your
computer.
1.
Turn off your computer.
2.
While holding down
0
(zero) key on the keyboard, turn on your
computer.
For models only with HDD Recovery installed.
When you reinstall the Windows operating system, the hard disk will be
reformatted and all data will be lost.
Make sure you have a backup copy of
your data, before you perform a complete system recovery.
Some media may not be compatible with the Optical
Drive of your computer.
Please verify your Optical Drive supports the blank media you choose.
If your Optical Drive can only write to CDs, select "CD" as the "Type" on
Recovery Disc Creator. If your Optical Drive of your computer can write to
either CD or DVDs, select the one you are using as the "Type" on Recovery
Disc Creator.