User’s Manual 3-8
Getting Started
Create optical recovery discs
A recovery image of your computer is stored on the hard disk. You may use
this image to create CD or DVD recovery discs using the following steps:
1. Select either blank CDs or DVDs media.
2. The application will allow you to choose a type of media to create
recovery CDs/DVD including: CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW,
DVD+R and DVD+RW.
3. Turn on your computer to open Windows Vista™.
4. Insert the (first) blank media into the tray of the optical drive.
5. Double click the Recovery Disc Creator icon on the Windows Vista™
desktop, or select the application from Start menu.
6. After Recovery Disc Creator starts, select the type of media and the
title you wish to copy to the media then click the Burn.
Restoring the preinstalled software from the recovery HDD
A portion of the total hard disk drive space is configured as a hidden
recovery partition. This partition stores files which can be used to restore
preinstalled software in the event of a problem.
When re-setting up your hard disk, do not change, delete or add partition in
a manner other than specified in the manual. Otherwise, space for software
may be destroyed.
In addition, if you use a third-party partitioning program to reconfigure
partitions on your hard disk, it may become impossible to re-setup your
computer.
You can not use System Recovery Options if restoring the preinstalled
software without System Recovery Options.
1. Turn off your computer.
2. While holding down 0 (zero) key on the keyboard, turn on your com-
puter.
3. A menu appears. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Some media may not be compatible with optical drive of your computer.
Please verify your optical drive supports the blank media you choose.
If your optical drive can only write to CDs, select CD as the Disc Set on
Recovery Disc Creator. If your Optical Drive of your computer can write to
either CD or DVDs, select the one you are using as the Disc Set on
Recovery Disc Creator.