Recovery options for your

Notebook PC

Using the Recovery Partition or the DVD Recovery (for selected models) allows you to reformat your hard drive and restore your ASUS Notebook PC to its original factory settings.These recovery options also enable you to reuse the default settings of your Notebook PC to make new changes as needed.

Back up all your data before performing system recovery in your Notebook PC.

You may need to reinstall some software applications after the recovery process is completed.You may also be required to buy a new license to reactivate the software.

Do not restart or turn off your Notebook PC during the recovery process.

Using Recovery Partition

The Recovery Partition is a reserved space in your Notebook PC's hard disk drive where you can restore the operating system, drivers, and utilities to their original factory settings.To use this option:

1.Press [F9] during bootup.

2.In the Windows Boot Manager, the system automatically loads the files for recovery.You can also use the up/down arrow keys to select Windows 7 or Windows Setup [EMS Enabled], then press [Enter].

3.Read the ASUS Preload Wizard messages then click Next.

4.Select from the following partition options:

Recover Windows to first partition only.

This option deletes only the first partition and allows you to keep other partitions,and to create a new system partition as drive“C”.

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