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User’s Manual 3-11
Getting Started
System Recovery
This section describes the creation of Recovery Discs and their use.
Create Optical Recovery Discs
A recovery image of your computer is stored on the hard disk. You may use
this image to create CD or DVD recovery discs using the following steps:
1. Select either blank CDs or DVD media.
2. The application will allow you to choose a type of media to create
recovery CDs/DVD including: CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-
RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL and DVD+RW.
3. Turn on your computer without a PC card storage device such as HDD
to open Windows Vista
TM
.
4. Insert the (first) blank media into the tray of the optical disc drive.
5. Double click the Recovery Disc Creator icon on the Windows Vista
TM
desktop, or select the application from Start Menu.
6. After Recovery Disc Creator starts, select the type of media and the title
you wish to copy to the media then click the Burn button.
This function is only in Windows Vista
TM
Business model.
■ Be sure to connect the AC adaptor when you create Recovery Discs.
■ Be sure to close all other software programs except the Recovery Disc
Creator.
■ Do not run software such as screen savers which can put a heavy load
on the CPU.
■ Operate the computer at full power.
■ Do not use power-saving features.
■ Do not write to the disc when the virus check software is running. Wait
for it to finish, then disable virus detection programs including any
software that checks files automatically in the background.
■ Do not use utilities, including those intended to enhance hard disk drive
access speed. They may cause unstable operation and damage data.
■ Do not shut down/log off or Sleep/Hibernate while writing or rewriting
the disc.
■ Set the computer on a level surface and avoid places subjected to
vibrations such as airplanes, trains, or cars.
■ Do not use on an unstable surface such as a stand.
Some media may not be compatible with the optical disc drive of your
computer. Please verify your optical disc drive supports the blank media
you choose.