
Getting Started | 71 | |
Recovering the Internal Storage Drive | ||
|
|
|
Restoring from recovery DVDs/media
The recovery process deletes information stored on the internal storage drive. Be sure to save your work to external media before executing the recovery (see “Backing up your work” on page 106).
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.
If you have created recovery DVDs/media for your system, you can restore your system from such media, if necessary. For example, if your original internal storage drive fails, you can restore your system to a new internal storage drive from your recovery DVDs/media. For instructions on creating recovery DVDs/media, see “Creating recovery DVDs/media” on page 68.
With recovery media, you can:
❖Recover to
❖Recover to a custom size partition
❖Recover without changing the internal storage drive partitions
For more information on these options, see “Recovering the Internal Storage Drive” on page 59.
NOTE When you restore your system, only the operating system files, applications, and drivers originally shipped with the computer are restored. Any files that you created are not restored during this process. Be sure to separately save the files you have created to external media using Windows® Backup or another backup program. For more information, see “Backing up your work” on page 106.
To recover your internal storage drive from recovery DVDs/media:
1Shut down and turn off your computer.