Satellite and Satellite Pro Manual

Getting Started

Recovering the Internal Storage Drive

If you are copying the recovery files to DVDs, be sure to label each

DVD in the set sequentially (for example, “1 of 3,” “2 of 3,” etc.), so

that you will know in which order to insert the discs during recovery.

For information on using the Recovery media you have created with

the preceding steps, see “Restoring from recovery media” on

page 56.

Restoring from recovery media

The recovery process deletes information stored on the internal

storage drive. Be sure to save your work to external media before

executing the recovery (see “Backing up your work” on page 78).

During the recovery process your computer must be connected to an

external power source via the AC adaptor.

If you have created recovery media for your system, you can restore

your system from such media, if necessary. For example, if your

original internal storage drive fails, you can restore your system to a

new internal storage drive from your recovery media. For

instructions on creating recovery media, see “Creating recovery

media” on page 54.

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.

To recover your internal storage drive from recovery media:

1 Make sure your computer is turned off.

2 Do one of the following:

❖ If your recovery files are on DVDs, insert the first recovery

DVD into your optical disc drive.

❖ If your recovery files are on a USB flash drive, connect the

USB flash drive to your computer.

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