2.Repeatedly press and release the F12 key when turning on the computer. When the Startup Device Menu opens, release the F12 key.

3.On the Startup Device Menu, select the USB hard disk drive as the first boot device and press Enter. The rescue medium starts.

If you have created a rescue medium using the secondary internal hard disk drive, set the secondary internal hard disk drive as the first boot device in the startup device sequence to start the rescue medium. See Startup menu.

When the rescue medium starts, the Rescue and Recovery workspace opens. The help information for each feature is available from the Rescue and Recovery workspace. Follow the instructions to complete the recovery process.

Reinstalling preinstalled applications and device drivers

Your computer has provisions that enable you to reinstall selected factory-installed applications and device drivers.

Reinstalling preinstalled applications

To reinstall selected application programs, do the following:

1.Turn on your computer.

2.Use Windows Explorer or Computer to display the directory structure of your hard disk.

3.Open the C:\SWTOOLS folder.

4.Open the APPS folder. In it are several subfolders named for the various preinstalled applications.

5.Open the subfolder for the application you are reinstalling.

6.Double-click Setup, and then follow the on-screen steps to reinstall the program.

Reinstalling preinstalled device drivers

Attention: When you reinstall device drivers, you are changing the current configuration of your computer. Reinstall device drivers only when it is necessary to correct a problem with your computer.

To reinstall a device driver for a factory-installed device, do the following:

1.Turn on your computer.

2.Use Windows Explorer or Computer to display the directory structure of your hard disk drive.

3.Open the C:\SWTOOLS folder.

4.Open the DRIVERS folder. Within the DRIVERS folder are several subfolders named for the various devices installed in your computer (for example, AUDIO and VIDEO).

5.Open the subfolder for the device.

6.Reinstall the device driver by one of the following methods:

In the subfolder for the device, look for a text file (a file with the extension .txt). The text file contains information on how to reinstall that device driver.

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If the subfolder for the device contains a file of setup information (a file with the extension .inf), you can use the Add New Hardware program (in the Windows Control Panel) to reinstall the device driver. Not all device drivers can be reinstalled by use of this program. In the Add New Hardware program, when prompted for the device driver you want to install, click Have Disk and Browse. Then select the device driver file from the device subfolder.

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3444CUU specifications

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