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Getting Started
Recovering the Internal Storage Drive
With recovery media, you can:
❖ Recover to out-of-box state (recommended recovery method)
❖ Recover to a custom size partition
❖ Recover without changing the internal storage drive partitions
For more information on these options, see “Recovering the
Internal Storage Drive” on page 49.
When you restore your system, only the operating system files,
applications, and drivers originally shipped with the computer are
restored. Any files that you created are not restored during this
process. Be sure to separately save the files you have created to
external media using Windows Backup or another backup program.
For more information, see “Backing up your work” on page 91.
To recover your internal storage drive from recovery DVDs/media:
1 Shut down and turn off your computer.
2 Do one of the following:
❖ If your recovery files are on DVDs, insert the first recovery
DVD into your optional external writable optional external
writable optical disc drive. Consult the documentation that
came with your optical disc drive to learn how to load the
DVD while the computer is powered off.
❖ If your recovery files are on a USB flash drive, connect the
USB flash drive to your computer.
3 Turn on your computer. When the initial screen displays, press
F12.
The boot menu displays.
4 Using the arrow keys, select the DVD option or the USB Flash
option, depending on which type of media you are using, and
then press
Enter.
5 A warning screen appears, stating that when the recovery is
executed all data on your internal storage drive will be deleted
and rewritten. Click Yes to continue.
NOTE