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Recovering the Internal Storage Drive
The following internal storage drive recovery options are available:
A recovery image of your computer is stored on the internal storage
drive, and the image can be restored by running the recovery
utilities directly from your internal storage drive as described in the
sections below. However, it is strongly recommended that you
create recovery DVDs/media. If the recovery files on your internal
storage drive become corrupted or are deleted, you can restore your
system from your recovery DVDs/media. Also, if your original
internal storage drive fails, you can restore your system to a new
internal storage drive from your recovery DVDs/media. It is
strongly recommended that you create recovery DVDs/media
before using your system for the first time. See “Creating recovery
DVDs/media” on page 72 and “Restoring from recovery
DVDs/media” on page 75.
Recovery option Description
Recover to out-of-box
state
This option restores the original factory image to your
internal storage drive, returning your computer to its
out-of-box state. (Recommended recovery method)
See “Recovering to out-of-box state (recommended
recovery method)” on page 65.
Recover without
changing the internal
storage drive partitions
This option recovers just your C: drive, leaving any other
partitions you may have created (for example, a D: drive)
intact.
See “Recovering without changing the internal storage
drive partitions” on page 67.
Recover to a custom
size partition
This option allows you to specify a custom size for
the C: partition and then restores your C: drive to its
out-of-box state. Note: With this option, any changes you
made to the C: drive and any other drive partitions you
may have created are deleted.
See “Recovering to a custom size partition” on page 70.