TabletKiosk Sahara NetSlate a230T - Manual (Page 7)

1. Power up your Sahara NetSlate a230T Tablet PC.
2. If your drive has an existing partition (overwriting existing OS):
When prompted press any key to boot to the recovery DVD.
If your drive doesn’t have an existing partition (new drive, no OS):
It will automatically load the recovery application.
3. Select the “Tools” Button and then the “Reset Partition” Button to continue.
4. Enter the partition size you wish to create for your OS. In general, you should use the number
from the “Free Space” box as this will provide you with the largest system partition possible.
5. Select the File System desired: FAT32 or NTFS (recommended). Click “Next” to continue.
6. Select “OK” to proceed with partition creation.
7. Select “OK” if you understand that this process will
PERMANENTLY DELETE ALL OF THE
EXISTING DATA ON THE DRIVE .
8. Select “OK” once the drive has been partitioned and then “Cancel” to return to the
main menu.
9. Select the “Restore Now!” Button.
10. Select “OK” to prepare the partition you created above, and then select “OK” again to
restore the operating system.
11. Select “Quit” once the restore process completes to reboot your Sahara NetSlate.
Immediately eject the DVD or unplug the USB DVD drive from your Sahara NetSlate so
the system will reboot from the restored hard drive.
To Restore Using the Windows XP Professional or Tablet PC Edition Restore Discs:
Step 2: Partitioning the Hard Drive (required for a new Hard Drive only)
If you are simply attempting to restore your Sahara NetSlate using the hard drive that came
with your system, you can skip this step and proceed to Step 3.
You will need to use the software that came with your new hard drive—or another third
party program of your choosing that is designed to partition hard drives—in order to
create a primary system partition to house the restored OS.
NOTE: At a minimum, any bootable disc containing Microsoft’s “FDISK.EXE” utility should be
sufficient. If you attempt to start the restore utility before successfully partitioning the drive, the
Windows installer will crash with a B.S.O.D. displaying a “STOP: 0x07” error.
Step 3: Booting the Sahara NetSlate to the Recovery Application
1. Power up your Sahara NetSlate a230T Tablet PC.
2. It will start from the DVD and automatically load the recovery application.
3. Select “OK” to proceed with partition creation.
4. Select “OK” if you understand that this process will
PERMANENTLY DELETE ALL OF THE
EXISTING DATA ON THE DRIVE .
5. Select “Quit” once the restore process completes to reboot your Sahara NetSlate.
6. Immediately eject the DVD or unplug the USB DVD drive from your Sahara NetSlate so the
system will reboot from the restored hard drive.
What To Do After Successfully Restoring Your System:
After restoring your OS, copy back any of your data that you backed up before attempting the
restore procedure. You will also need to reinstall any applications you had installed yourself
after receiving your Sahara NetSlate. Before you begin either of these tasks, we suggest going to
“Windows Update” and installing any updates it finds that are labeled “Critical” or “Important”.