HP CD-Writer Plus Internal 9200i Drive User Manual

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Recovering Your Data

4. When prompted, insert Windows NT Workstation Setup Disk #2 into the

3.5” floppy drive from which your computer boots..

The NT Setup screen should now appear.

5. Choose Express Setup (recommended) or Custom Setup from the NT

Setup screen.

Express Setup—Should be selected if you do not need to partition
any drive(s), or if you are testing your DR Set. Select this option by
pressing Enter

.

Custom Setup—Should be selected if your primary partition needs
to be set up, or if your backup device is not located. Also, if the SCSI
card your device is attached to is not detected, you will need to go
through a Custom Setup with your Controller Card Installation
Diskette. Select this option by pressing C

on your keyboard.

You should attempt to partition any new drive(s) to the same settings as
were set before the drive failure. In order to partition your drive(s), select
Custom Setup and follow the instructions on your screen. Only the
boot drive and the NT installation drive need to be partitioned at this
time. You will be able to partition and format other drives at a later time
through the Disk Administrator in the HP Disaster Recovery process.

After proceeding through an Express or Custom Setup, you will be
prompted to insert the remaining diskettes and CDs from your Disaster
Recovery Set.

6. When prompted, insert Windows NT Workstation Setup Disk #3 into the

3.5” floppy drive from which your computer boots.

7. When prompted, insert your Windows NT installation CD into your HP

CD-Writer Plus drive.

8. When prompted, insert Windows NT Workstation Setup Disk #4 into the

3.5” floppy drive from which your computer boots.

When Setup has finished copying files to your hard disk, you will be
prompted to remove any floppy diskettes and CDs from your drive(s) and
restart your computer. Once you have restarted your computer, the HP
Disaster Recovery Wizard should appear and guide you through the rest
of the recovery process.

WARNING: If you are just performing a test of your Disaster Recovery Set, the
test is now complete. When the HP Disaster Recovery Wizard appears, it is an
indication that your drive is responding properly to your current Disaster


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