Asus BA5120 - Manual (Page 41)

ASUS BA5120/AS-D672 3-9
3.4 Recovering your system
The Recovery CD includes an image of the operating system, installed on your
system at the factory. The Recovery CD provides a comprehensive recovery
solution that quickly restores your system to its original working state, provided that
your hard disk drive is in good working order. Before using the Recovery CD, copy
your data files (such as Outlook PST files) to floppy disks or to a network drive and
make note of any customized configuration settings (such as network settings).
3.4.1 In Windows ® XP environment
1. Insert the Recovery CD into the optical drive (System needs to be powered
ON).
2. Restart the system and press <F8> on bootup and select to boot from the
optical drive.
3. Select a partition option and click Next. Partition options:
Recover system to a partition only.
This option will delete only the partition you select from below, allowing you to
keep other partitions, and create a new system partition as drive “C”.
Recover system to entire HD.
This option will delete all partitions from your hard disk drive and create a
new system partition as drive “C”.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the recovery process.
You will lose all your data during the system recovery. Ensure to back up your
important data before recovering your system.
It may take some time to reinstall all the drivers. If the screensaver starts, press
any key to bring back the installation screen.