eMachines EM001, EL1320 manual Creating recovery discs, Driver and application backup disc

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Chapter 3: Troubleshooting

Creating recovery discs

If your computer experiences problems that are not recoverable by other methods, you may need to reinstall the Windows operating system and factory-loaded software and drivers. To reinstall using discs, you must create the set of recovery discs beforehand.

To create recovery discs:

1Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines, then click eMachines Recovery Management. eMachines Recovery Management opens.

2To create recovery discs for the hard drive’s entire original contents, including Windows OS and all factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create factory default disc.

- OR -

To create recovery discs for only the factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create

driver and application backup disc.

Important

We recommend that you create each type of recovery disc as soon as possible.

3Insert a blank disc into the drive indicated in the Burn to list, then click Next. The first disc begins recording, and you can watch its progress on the screen.

When the disc finishes recording, the drive ejects it.

4Remove the disc from the drive and mark it with a permanent marker.

Important

Write a unique, descriptive label on each disc, such as “Windows Recovery Disc 1 of 2.” or “Apps/Drivers Recovery disc.”

5If multiple discs are required, insert a new disc when prompted, then click OK. Continue recording discs until the process is complete.

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