Cabin S Series.book manual Recovery CD-ROM, Restoring Your Pre-installed Software from CD-ROM

L i f e B o o k S S e r i e s – S e c t i o n F i v e

RECOVERY CD-ROM

Included with your notebook are the Emergency Recovery CD and Drivers and Application Restore CD.

The Emergency Recovery CD contains the following:

■A backup copy of the software originally installed on your Fujitsu LifeBook (can only be used on the listed LifeBook models).

The Drivers and Application Restore CD contains the following:

■Sets of device drivers and Fujitsu utilities (in specific directories) that are unique to your notebook configu- ration for use as documented below.

■Read-me files that provide additional use information for items on this CD-ROM.

P O I N T

If you have access to the internet, visit the Fujitsu PC Corporation Support Web site at www.8fujitsu.com to check for the most current information, drivers/ software and hints on how to perform recovery and system updates.

Restoring Your Pre-installed Software from CD-ROM

The Emergency Recovery CD-ROM enables restoration of your notebook disk drive contents as they were origi- nally shipped from the factory. Most often this is neces- sary if files or software programs (only those files/ programs that came pre-installed) become corrupt

or accidentally erased.

You have two options available when performing recovery:

1.Recover Hard Drive without Format. This choice replaces all the original factory installed files and program structures without eliminating your data files. You will have to re-install any software that was not included with the computer when you bought it, however you data will be intact as long as the installation of the additional programs is performed in the same manner.

2.Format and Recover Hard Drive. This choice removes all the information on the hard disk. If you

choose this option, you will lose any software you have installed and any other files you created since you setup your computer. You will have to re-install any software that was not included with the computer when you bought it.

P O I N T

It is recommended that you back-up all data files prior to performing either of the recovery options.

P O I N T

Make certain you have your Operating System Product ID # available (from the Certificate of Authenticity) prior to performing recovery. Once the process is complete and you re-start your notebook, you will be required to perform all the setup steps as when the computer was first purchased. (See Booting the System

with Windows 98 on page 34 for more information)

C A U T I O N

User data and user installed software CAN NOT be recovered from the Emergency Recovery CD.

To Run the Emergency Recovery Program

To use this portion of the CD-ROM, your notebook must Boot up (upon power up or full system reset/ restart) from the CD-ROM drive.

1.Insert the Emergency Recovery CD in the CD-ROM drive.

2.If your notebook is running when you insert the CD, exit your operating system and power down the notebook.

3.Start (power up) your notebook.

4.At this point, you must either change your BIOS setup configuration through the [F2] key to have the computer boot from the CD-ROM “first” (if you have not previously done so), or you can use the [ESC] key during this boot-up sequence and select the CD-ROM from the menu that will appear. (See BIOS Setup Utility on page 33 for more information)

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