Asus CT5430 - Manual (Page 34)

A-2 Appendix
A.1 Recovering your system
Using the recovery DVD
The recovery DVD includes an image of the operating system installed on your
system at the factory. The recovery DVD,
working with the support DVD, 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 DVD, copy your data files (such as
Outlook PST files) to a USB device or to a network drive and make note of any
customized configuration settings (such as network settings).
1. Turn on your ASUS Desktop PC and the ASUS logo appears. Press F8 to
enter the Please select boot device menu.
2. Insert the recovery DVD into the optical drive and select the optical drive
(“CDROM:XXX”) as the boot device. Press Enter and then press any key to
continue.
3. The Windows Boot Manager window appears. Select Windows Setup
[EMS Enabled] and press Enter. Wait when the Windows is loading files
message appears.
4. Select where to install a new system. Options are:
Recover system to a partition
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.” Select a partition and click NEXT.
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.” Select and click Yes.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the recovery process.
6. After the system recovery is completed, you will be asked to insert the
support DVD into the optical drive. Click OK and the system reboots.
7. After the system reboots, Windows® Vista™ will begin system configurations.
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the process, and then restart
the computer.
You will lose all your data during the system recovery. Make sure that you make
a backup of it before recovering the system.
This recovery DVD is for ASUS Desktop PC only. DO NOT use it on other
computers. Visit the ASUS website www.asus.com for any updates.