GIGABYTE W451U User Manual

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W451U NOTEBOOK USER’S MANUAL

After you select an option, a confirmation dialog box (identical or
similar to the one shown here) will appear.
3. Confirm that you want to continue. Click

Yes to begin the recov-

ery process. Or—if not using the mouse—press

Tab to select and

then press

the space bar. (Selecting No will bring you back to the

previous screen from which you can exit FirstWare Recover Pro.)

Start the recovery process, and the FirstWare Progress screen will
appear. No further selections are required at this time.

After running FirstWare Recover Pro, the system will be returned
to the basic factory setting. If you recover the entire hard drive (not
just a boot partition), all data (files) you have created and stored on
your system’s hard drive, as well as all programs previously installed
will be lost.

►Monitoring the Recovery Process◄

While the FirstWare Recover Pro Progress screen is updating, you
can monitor its recovery progress.
The screen will display several types of information during the re-
covery process:

• Percentage of recovery completed
• Time elapsed
• Estimated time remaining

The time it takes FirstWare Recover Pro to complete the recovery
process ranges from 15 minutes to an hour, depending on the size
of the recovery image. The more applications and utilities that were
included in the factory setup, the longer the process will take.

• Amount of data (in Kilobytes) to be recovered

Cancel—If you select Cancel, the recovery process will stop, yet

the system will become unbootable. It is recommended that you se-
lect

Cancel only when you plan to delay the recovery process.

►Successful Recovery◄

When the recovery process is successfully completed, the following
situations will take place automatically:

• The progress screen will disappear once the FirstWare Recov-

er progress reaches 100%.

• The computer will reboot.
• Operating system will start, and desktop will appear.

The start-up of the operating system indicates success of the recov-
ery process.

The operating system should now be working, and factory-installed
applications should now be available and functional. However your
personal files are no longer available

Personalize

Your W451U

Notebook Computer

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