Sony PCG-GRT290ZP - Manual (Page 35)

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VAIO Recovery Wizard Utility
System and Application Recovery CDs/DVDs are not supplied with your
VAIO® computer. Your VAIO computer is equipped with the VAIO
Recovery Wizard, a fast and easy-to-use system recovery utility. This
system and application recovery utility enables you to recover
preinstalled software programs, the operating system, and to create a
VAIO Recovery Media Kit.
About the VAIO Recovery Wizard utility
❑ Use the several recovery options to restore your preinstalled software
programs and specific partitions on your hard disk drive.
❑ Follow the instructions that guide you through several recovery options
choosing the default selections or customizing your computer's recovery.
❑ Discover the advantages of recovering your computer without using CDs or
other external media.
❑ Create your own Recovery Media Kit, using your purchased CD or DVD
media.
Creating a Recovery Media Kit
You can create your Recovery Media Kit using CD or DVD media
*
that can be
used if your system does not start. The Recovery Media Kit enables you to
reclaim the space reserved for the recovery partition (approximately 5 GB).
For more information about creating the Recovery Media Kit, see the VAIO
Recovery Options online guide:
1 Click Start in the Windows® taskbar, and then click Help and
Support.
2 From the VAIO Help and Support Center, click VAIO Recovery
Options.
* The number of CDs and/or DVDs required to create a Recovery Media Kit may vary,
depending on the computer model purchased.