Restoring Your System Image and Software
It is very important that you create DVD copies of your Factory Image before beginning to use your
system. To do so, follow the instructions below in the "Saving Your Factory Image" section.
Along with instructions on saving your Factory Image, this document outlines several other
important procedures, such as making a system image, restoring your Factory Image and system
images, managing your images, and restoring the partitions on a hard drive.
Saving your Factory Image
When you purchased your system, a copy of the pre-installed Factory Image was loaded into
a hidden partition on your hard disk drive. Having a copy of the original Factory Image
available to you means that in the event of system failure, you will be able to restore it to its
original state.
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N ORDER TO INSTALL APPLICATIONS AND DRIVERS
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APPLICATION MEDIA
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T IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT YOU COPY YOUR
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AILURE TO DO SO COULD RESULT IN AN INABILITY TO RESTORE THE IMAGE AT A FUTURE DATE
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E RECOMMEND THAT YOU USE
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IMAGE BACKUPS INCLUDE
F
, DAR,
OR FACTORY IMAGE
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OR USER
CREATED BACKUP IMAGE
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EPENDING UPON YOUR OPTICAL DRIVE AND MEDIA FORMAT USED
FOR CREATING IMAGE BACKUPS
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UE TO CERTAIN LICENSING REQUIREMENTS
SEPARATELY USING THE APPLICATION MEDIA BUNDLED WITH YOUR SYSTEM
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MAKE COPIES OF FACTORY AND SYSTEM IMAGES
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AND BOOTABLE DISCS YOU MUST HAVE AN INTERNAL OR EXTERNALLY CONNECTED
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ACTORY
DVD-R
DVD+R
OR
DISCS FOR YOUR BACKUP
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APPLICATION DATA
AND BOOTABLE DISC
: DVD-R/+R, DVD-RW/+RW, DVD-DL.
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,
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SOME THIRD
PARTY APPLICATIONS WILL NEED TO BE INSTALLED
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: DVD-R/+R.
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SOME MEDIA TYPES MAY BE INCOMPATIBLE
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