HP SureStore CD-Writer Plus 7570e manual Testing your Disaster Recovery Set, 10-3

Getting Started 10-3

Partitioning Your Drive(s)

In the event that you must perform a recovery, HP Disaster Recovery will require that you partition your new drive(s) to the same settings as were set before the drive failure. In order to do this, it may be helpful to make a record of your current partition settings on paper and keep an updated record of these settings with each DR Set.

What is a partition? A partition is a logical section of your hard disk. One physical hard disk may be partitioned into two or more logical hard-drives.

To make a record of your partition settings:

1.Double-click the My Computer icon located on your desktop.

The My Computer Window appears.

2.Select Details from the View menu.

A list of drive types will appear under the Type heading, to the right of your drive letter.

3.Under the Name heading, right-click on the drive letter listed as a Local Disk, then select Properties.

The selected drive’s Properties dialog box appears.

4.Write down the information displayed in the Type dialog.

5.Write down the information displayed in the Capacity dialog.

6.Repeat steps 3-5 for each Local Disk on your computer.

Testing your Disaster Recovery Set

After you have created the DR Set, you will be asked if you would like to test the DR Set. Testing the DR Set is very similar to performing an actual recovery; however, be sure to stop testing when instructed to do so. This test is to verify that your drive is responding properly.

To test your Windows 95/98 Disaster Recovery Set:

1.Follow steps 1 through 8 in the Windows 95 and Windows 98 section of “Recovering Your Data.”

Chapter 10: HP Disaster Recovery