Asus M52V - Manual (Page 71)

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Windows Vista Software Recovery (Cont.)
Using DVD (on selected models)
The Recovery DVD includes an image of the operating system, drivers, and utilities installed on your
Notebook PC at the factory. The Recovery DVD provides a comprehensive recovery solution that
quickly restores your Notebook PC’s software 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 floppy disks or to a network drive and make note of any customized configura-
tion settings (such as network settings).
IMPORTANT! Remove the optional secondary hard disk drive before performing
system recovery on your notebook PC. According to Microsoft, you may lose im-
portant data because of setting up Windows Vista on the wrong disk drive or for-
matting the incorrect drive partition. Link to http://support.microsoft.com/kb/9321/
en-us for more details.
Using the Recovery DVD: DVD::
1. Insert the Recovery DVD into the optical drive (Notebook PC needs to be powered ON).
2. Restart the Notebook PC and press <Esc> on bootup and select the optical drive (may be labeled as
“CD/DVD”) using the down cursor and press <Enter> to boot from the Recovery DVD.
3. Select a partition option and click Next. Partition options:
Recover Windows to first partition only.
This option will delete only the first partition, allowing you to keep other partitions, and create a new system partition
as drive “C”.
Recover Windows to entire HD.
This option will delete all partitions from your hard disk drive and create a new system partition as drive “C”.
Recover Windows to entire HD with 2 partition.
This option will delete all partitions from your hard drive and create two new partitions “C” (60%) and “D” (40%).
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the recovery process.
WARNING: Do not remove the Recovery disc (unless instructed to do so) during the
recovery process or else your partitions will be unusable.
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