Sony PCG-717 - Manual (Page 138)

Using the System and Application Recovery CD
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If your computer does not start from the System/Application Recovery CD
1 Slide the power switch forward and hold it for more than four
seconds to turn off fhe compufer.
2 Turn on the computer while holding down the F2 kev- The BIOS
screen appears.
3 Press the Esc key. The Exit screen appsars.
Select Get Default Value using the cursor keys and then press the
Enter key.
Press the Esc key, and then press the Enter key. The computer restarts
from the Recovery CD.
Using the Application Recovery Utility
(Models PCG-717E/PCG-719E Only)
^ The following instructions are for models PCG-717E/PCG-719E only. If you have model
PCG-717C or PCG-719C, see the instructions on page 128.
You can reinstall individual applications and device drivers that shipped
with your computer if they are corrupted or accidentally erased. The
Application Recovery utility on your System/Application Recovery CD
allows you to select the software title you need to install.
If you experience a problem on your computer, reinstalling an individual
device driver or software title may correct the problem, and you may not
need to recover the entire contents of your hard drive. If you do need to
reinstall all the software titles that shipped with your computer, use the
System Recovery utility on the disk. See “Using the System Recovery
Utility (Models PCG-717E/PCG-719E Only)" on page 129 for
instructions.
You must be in Windows to run the Application-Recovery utility. The application will not run
from DOS.
If you have any questions on using the Application Recovery utility, contact Sony Online
Support (SOS).
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