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Viewsonic System Recovery DVD/HDD Partition Your computer supports system recovery to allow you to restore the system to its default factory settings. You can run the Recovery DVD, or recover the system from the hard disk partition, if you: 1. Have a system or hardware failure. 2. Need to restore the system to factory settings. 3. Have forgotten the system password. 4-1 Running the Recovery DVD You will need to attach a DVD drive to the computer in order to access the Recovery DVD. 1. Make sure an external USB DVD drive is attached to the computer. 2. Start-up your notebook computer and press to enter the BIOS. 3. Use the arrow keys to go to the Boot menu. 4. Set the CD/DVD-ROM Drive (make sure the Recovery DVD is inserted) as the first device in the boot order from the Boot menu (use the up/down arrow keys to select 1st Boot Device, and then use the "+" or "-" keys to move the device up and down the order). 5. Select Save and Exit Setup from the Exit menu (or press F10) and press Enter to exit the BIOS and reboot the computer. 6. Make sure the Recovery DVD is inserted into the external USB DVD drive. 7. As the computer boots up press a key when you see the message "Press any key to boot from CD or DVD". 8. Click RECOVERY TO FACTORY DEFAULT (button) when the Recovery System message appears. 9. You will then receive a Final Confirmation warning to make sure you are aware that all the partitions and data will be removed (if you need to back up data/partitions then click No to exit and back up any data before running the Recovery DVD again). 10. If you are sure you want to delete all data and partitions then click Yes. 11. The tools will load and the recovery process will then begin (note that the keyboard and mouse will be temporarily locked during the recovery process). 12. When the recovery process is complete the computer will restart. 13. Disconnect the external DVD drive and start up the computer. 14. You will then need to input your country and region preferences, passwords etc. 15. A short introductory video will appear before the system personalizes your settings. 16. When the system recovery is complete you can then restore any backed up data. ViewSonic VNB102 11

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ViewSonic
VNB102
11
Viewsonic System Recovery DVD/HDD Partition
Your computer supports system recovery to allow you to restore the system to ±ts default
factory sett±ngs.
You can run the Recovery DVD, or recover the system from the hard d±sk part±t±on, ±f you:
1. Have a system or hardware fa±lure.
2. Need to restore the system to factory sett±ngs.
3. Have forgotten the system password.
4-1 Running the Recovery DVD
You w±ll need to attach a DVD dr±ve to the computer ±n order to access the
Recovery DVD
.
Make sure an external USB DVD dr±ve ±s attached to the computer.
Start-up your notebook computer and press
<del>
to enter the
BIOS
.
Use the arrow keys to go to the
Boot
menu.
Set the
CD/DVD-ROM Drive
(make sure the
Recovery DVD
is inserted) as the first device
±n the boot order from the
Boot
menu (use the up/down arrow keys to select 1st Boot
Dev±ce, and then use the “
+
” or “
-
” keys to move the dev±ce up and down the order).
Select
Save and Exit Setup
from the
Exit
menu (or press
F10
) and press
Enter
to ex±t
the BIOS and reboot the computer.
Make sure the
Recovery DVD
±s ±nserted ±nto the external USB DVD dr±ve.
As the computer boots up press a key when you see the message “
Press any key to
boot from CD or DVD
”.
Cl±ck
RECOVERY TO FACTORY DEFAULT
(button) when the Recovery System message
appears.
You w±ll then rece±ve a
Final Confirmation
warn±ng to make sure you are aware that all
the part±t±ons and data w±ll be removed (±f you need to back up data/part±t±ons then cl±ck
No
to ex±t and back up any data before runn±ng the
Recovery DVD
aga±n).
If you are sure you want to delete all data and part±t±ons then cl±ck
Yes
.
The tools w±ll load and the recovery process w±ll then beg±n (note that the keyboard and
mouse w±ll be temporar±ly locked dur±ng the recovery process).
When the recovery process ±s complete the computer w±ll restart.
D±sconnect the external DVD dr±ve and start up the computer.
You w±ll then need to ±nput your country and reg±on preferences, passwords etc.
A short ±ntroductory v±deo w±ll appear before the system personal±zes your sett±ngs.
When the system recovery ±s complete you can then restore any backed up data.
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