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What is a system recovery?
A system recovery can resolve serious problems you may experience with your computer.
Perform a system recovery only in the following cases:
❑
In the event of a serious system crash.
❑ If you want to modify the size of the hard disk drive partitions.
The system recovery process allows you to:
❑
Restore all the settings and applications of the hard disk as it was before you started
using your computer. In the event that your system is seriously damaged, for example,
if Windows does not work as it should, or the computer behaves abnormally, the
system recovery will completely reinstall the originally configured system on your C
drive*.
❑ Change the sizes of the available hard disk drive partitions, or delete the partitions
altogether. If you decide to modify the size of your partitions, the existing data on both
C drive and D drive will be deleted. For an introduction to the available hard disk drive
partitions, see “Introduction to your VAIO system” on page 5.
Please be warned that a system recovery will delete all the data saved on your C drive, including
any applications you installed since purchase.
* Applications will have to be installed after a recovery. This is explained in the section “Completing
the recovery process” on page 13.
Using the hard disk drive recovery
Your computer is equipped with VAIO Recovery Utility that enables you to recover its
operating system and preinstalled software.
You can make your own Recovery Media Kit, saving the recovery files onto disc for safety
and allowing you the option of deleting the files for more disk space.
Converting to dynamic disk
Windows XP Professional has a function to convert your hard disk to a dynamic disk. Be
warned that if you use this function, recovery from the recovery partition will be rendered
impossible by the operating system's restrictions. To convert to dynamic disk, make sure
you use the Recovery Media Kit Wizard before conversion and create your recovery
discs. By using these discs, you can restore the hard disk to factory shipment status after
converting to dynamic disk. However, you will lose all the data saved on your hard disk.
Accessing the recovery tools
Click Start, point to All Programs and VAIO Recovery Tool, and then click any of the
following.
❑
Readme
This file is an introduction to the recovery tools and the options available to you.
❑ VAIO Recovery Utility
This is the main tool of the recovery procedure, from which you can start a system
recovery or create your own recovery kit by copying what you need onto DVD(s).
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