66 | Getting Started |
Recovering the Internal Storage Drive |
8Click Next.
A confirmation message displays reminding you that all data will be lost during the recovery process. Be sure to save your work to external media before proceeding (see “Backing up your work” on page 106).
9Click Next to begin the recovery.
When the process is complete, a message displays indicating that the C: drive has been recovered.
10Press any key on the keyboard to restart the computer.
Recovering without changing the internal storage drive partitions
Recovering without changing the internal storage drive partitions deletes all information stored on the C: drive. Be sure to save your work to external media before executing the recovery (see “Backing up your work” on page 106). If you have created other partitions (for example, a D: drive), those partitions will remain intact and any information on them will not be affected.
NOTE During the internal storage drive recovery process it is strongly recommended that your computer be connected to an external power source via the AC adaptor.
You can recover the C: drive without affecting other partitions by either using the utilities stored on your computer’s internal storage drive or by using recovery DVDs/media, if you have created such media. To recover using the first method, follow the procedure below. To recover using the second method, see “Restoring from recovery DVDs/media” on page 71.
To recover using the utilities on your computer’s internal storage drive:
1Make sure the computer is turned off.
2Press and hold the 0 (zero) key on your keyboard while powering on the computer.
3If your system offers a choice of Windows® 7
