Asus ESC500 G2 - Manual (Page 135)

ASUS ESC500 G2 6-17
6.5 System recovery
The system Recovery Partition (F9 Recovery) and the Recovery DVD assist
you in reinstalling the OS and restoring it to its original working state. Before
using the Recovery Partition or the Recovery DVD, copy your data files (such as
Outlook PST files) to USB flash drives or to a network drive and take note of any
customized configuration settings (such as network settings).
We recommend that you recover the system using the Recovery Partition for
faster system recovery. If the Recovery Partition on the hard drive is failed or
deleted, use the Recovery DVD for system recovery.
6.4.1 Using the Recovery Partition
1. Turn your system on then press <F9> when the ASUS logo appears.
2. The Windows Boot Manager window appears. Select the Windows
Setup [EMS Enabled] then press <Enter>. Wait when the Windows is
loading files message appears.
3. After the system reboots, an ASUS Preload window appears. Press Next
to continue.
4. Select Recover Windows to first partition only. This option deletes only
the first partition, allows you to keep other partitions, and creates a new
system partition as drive “C”.
5. When a window appears querying Are you sure you want to recover
now, click Finish. The process percentage is displayed on the screen.
6. When a Recovery finish message appears, click OK and the system
restarts. After it restarts, follow the onscreen instructions to complete the
system configurations.
6.4.2 Using the Recovery DVD
1. Turn your system on then press <F8> when the ASUS logo appears.
2. Insert the Recovery DVD into the optical drive when a Please select boot
device menu appears. Select the optical drive as the boot device then
press <Enter>. The system restarts.
3. After the system reboots, an ASUS Preload window appears. Press Next
to continue.
4. Select where to install a new system. Options are:
Recover system to a partition:
This option deletes on the partition you select from below, allows you to
keep other partitions, and creates a new system partition as drive “C”.
Recover system to entire HD:
This option deletes all partitions from your hard disk and creates a new
system partition as drive “C”.