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Getting Started
Recovering the Internal Storage Drive
A recovery image of your computer is stored on the internal storage
drive, and the image can be restored by running the recovery
utilities directly from your internal storage drive as described in the
sections below. However, 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. It is strongly recommended that
you create recovery media before using your system for the first
time. See “Creating recovery media” on page 46 and “Restoring
from recovery media” on page 48.
❖During the recovery process your computer must be connected
to an external power source via the AC adaptor.
❖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
application. For more information, see “Backing up your work”
on page 69.
Refresh your PC
(with user’s data)
This option allows you to refresh your system without
losing your data.
See “Refresh your PC (with user’s data)” on page49.
Reset your PC This option allows you to remove all data from your
system and reinstall Windows®.
See “Reset your PC” on page 52.
Recovery option Description
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