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Getting Started
Recovering the Internal Storage Drive
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® or another backup program. For
more information, see “Backing up your work” on
page54.
Creating recovery media
It is strongly recommended that you create recovery media.
If the recovery files on your internal storage drive become
corrupted or are deleted, you can restore your system from
your recovery media. Also, if your original internal storage
drive fails, you can restore your system to a new internal
storage drive from your recovery media.
When you create recovery media, only the operating
system files, applications, and drivers originally shipped
with the computer are backed up to the external media
and can be restored from this media. Any files that you
created are not backed up on the recovery media. You
will need to separately back up the files you created; for
more information, see “Backing up your work” on
page54.
When you create recovery media, the system will prompt you
to insert several blank DVDs or connect one or more USB
flash drives of a certain minimum capacity to your computer.
The amount of space required for storing the recovery files
varies by computer model. Follow the procedure below to
determine how much space you will need for storing your
system’s recovery files.
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