Recovery tool: The Recovery tool contains three options. User System Backups: Recovering C: Drive from D: Drive or
external storage device), Restore C: Drive: Restore factory image (only C: drive), and Restore Full Hard Drive:
Restore factory image (full hard drive).You can use these tools to restore the Factory Image from the hidden
partition, restore backup image(s) created by you or images stored on DVD discs, and perform a full hard drive
recovery. Please refer to instructions above for details on how to create Factory Image Recovery DVDs, user backup
DVDs and system image backup.
To recover from D: drive or external storage device:
Click [User System Backups]
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The progress bar screen is followed by EULA screen. Click [Agree] to accept the EULA.
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On "Select an image to restore" screen select the image to restore from the list of images and click [Next].
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Click [Start] on the "Confirm before restoration" screen to begin the restoration process.
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Once restoration finishes, click [Close] in the "Finished restoration" screen; the computer will restart to Windows.
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To restore from the Factory Image (hidden partition):
Click [Restore C: drive].
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The progress bar screen is followed by "Restore Factory Image (only C: drive) screen confirming that the Factory
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Image will be restored to the C: drive and D: drive data will remain. Click [Next].
Read the instruction screen and select [Agree], then [Next].
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Click [OK] to the warning message to restore factory image to the C: drive.
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When the progress bar screen, wait for the process to complete.
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Click [Finish] when the process completes; the computer will restart to Windows.
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To restore full hard drive:
Follow the steps in section "Recovering your Factory Image using Recovery and Utility (for new hard drive or
non-bootable hard drive)
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