Sony VPC-EB23FM/BI Personal Computer User Manual


 
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Recovery
Recovery
How can I create recovery discs?
You can create recovery discs using the VAIO Recovery Center. The discs are used to restore your computer system to its
factory default settings. For information on the VAIO Recovery Center, click VAIO Recovery Center User Guide under Use
my VAIO in Help and Support (page 5).
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If your computer is not equipped with a built-in optical disc drive, you need to connect an external optical disc drive (not supplied).
How can I restore my computer system to its factory default settings?
There are two ways to recover your computer system: from recovery discs and from a recovery partition.
See the VAIO Recovery Center User Guide for more information. To access the VAIO Recovery Center User Guide, click
VAIO Recovery Center User Guide under Use my VAIO in Help and Support (page 5).
How can I reinstall the original software and drivers?
You can restore the preinstalled software and drivers using the VAIO Recovery Center. For information on the VAIO
Recovery Center, click VAIO Recovery Center User Guide under Use my VAIO in Help and Support (page 5).
How do I check the volume of the recovery partition?
Your built-in storage device contains the recovery partition where the data for the system recovery is stored. To check the
volume of the recovery partition, follow these steps:
1 Click Start, right-click Computer, and select Manage.
2 Click Disk Management under Storage in the left pane.
The volume of the recovery partition and the total volume of the C drive are displayed in the Disk 0 row in the center pane.