System Recovery

Using Recovery Discs

Make your own recovery CDs or DVDs before you need them; recovery discs are not included with your PC. See “Creating Recovery CDs/DVDs.”

Starting System Recovery using recovery discs

The recovery discs provide two recovery options:

■Standard Recovery: This option recovers factory-shipped programs, drivers, and the operating system without affecting any data files that you may have created since purchasing this PC. Some data files may be difficult to find after the System Recovery, so it is best to back up all hard disk drive files before performing a System Recovery.

■Full System Recovery: This recovery function completely erases and reformats the hard disk drive. The program performs a full System Recovery to reinstall the operating system, programs, and drivers from the recovery discs. However, you must reinstall any software that was not installed on the PC at the factory. This includes software that came on CDs included in the PC accessory box, and software programs you installed since your purchase.

Note: If your PC has a blank or corrupted hard disk drive, you will see only the full System Recovery option.

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