Laptop User Manual

Getting Started

Recovering the Internal Storage Drive

❖ 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 78.

Creating recovery media

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.

During the recovery process your computer must be connected to an

external power source via the AC adaptor.

When you create recovery media, only the operating system files,

applications, and drivers originally shipped with the computer are

backed up to the external media and can be restored from this media.

Any files that you created are not backed up on the recovery media.

You will need to separately back up the files you created; for more

information, see “Backing up your work” on page 78.

When you create recovery media, the system will prompt you to

insert several blank DVDs or connect one or more USB flash drives

of a certain minimum capacity to your computer. The amount of

space required for storing the recovery files varies by computer

model. Follow the procedure below to determine how much space

you will need for storing your system’s recovery files.

To create recovery media:

1 From the Start screen begin typing Recovery Media Creator

and click your selection, or if you are in the Desktop, move

your pointer over the upper or lower right corner of the screen.

When the Windows

Charms appear click the Search ()

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