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Getting Started
Recovering the Internal Storage Drive
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 media. If the
recovery files on your internal storage drive become
corrupted or are deleted, you can restore your system from
your recovery media. Also, if your original internal storage
drive fails, you can restore your system to a new internal
storage drive from your recovery media. It is strongly
recommended that you create recovery media before using
your system for the first time. See “Creating recovery media”
on page 58 and “Restoring from recovery media” on
page 60.
❖ During the recovery process your computer must be
connected to an external power source via the AC
adaptor.
❖ 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
®
or another backup
program. For more information, see “Backing up your
work” on page 83.
Restoring from
recovery media
This option allows you to restore your system from
the recovery media you created.
See “Restoring from recovery media” on page 60.
Refresh your PC
(with user’s data)
This option allows you to refresh your system
without losing your data.
See “Refresh your PC (with user’s data)” on
page 61.
Reset your PC This option allows you to remove all data from your
system and reinstall Windows
®
.
See “Reset your PC” on page 63.
Recovery option Description
NOTE