System Recovery; Using The Support Dvd - Asus Eee PC 4G Surf User Manual

System Recovery

Using the Support DVD

The Support DVD includes an image of the operating system,
installed on your system at the factory. The Support DVD provides a
comprehensive recovery solution that quickly restores your system
to its original working state, provided that your hard disk drive is in
good working order. Before using the Support DVD, copy your data
files (such as Outlook PST files) to floppy disks or to a network drive
and make note of any customized configuration settings (such as
network settings).
1. Connect an external optical drive to your Eee PC and insert
the Support DVD into the optical drive (System needs to be
powered ON).
Restart the system and press <F2> on bootup to enter the BIOS
2.
setup. Go to Boot > Boot Device Priority and select the optical
drive (may be labeled as "USB: XXXX") as the 1st Boot Device.
Press <F10> to save the configuration and reboot from the
3.
Support DVD.
Click OK when the Recovery System for Eee PC dialog box
4.
appears.
5. Click Yes to start the system recovery.
You will lose all your data during the system recovery. Ensure to
back up your important data before recovering your system.
6. After the system recovery is completed, eject the the Support
DVD from the optical drive and click OK to restart the Eee PC.
Press <F2> on bootup to enter the BIOS setup. Go to Boot >
7.
Boot Device Priority and reset the solid-state drive (may be
labeled as "HDD:XXXX") as the 1st Boot Device.
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