User manual SONY VAIO VPC-EA33FX/W

[. . . ] Intel, Pentium, Intel Inside, and Celeron are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U. S. Adobe, Acrobat, and Acrobat Reader are trademarks or registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. All other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies. Compaq Computer Corporation shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material. [. . . ] If you quit the process when it is in the middle of creating a CD (before it has been completely written and verified), when you resume the Recovery CD Creator program it starts at the beginning of recreating the incomplete CD. To Run Compaq Recovery CD Creator 1. To close programs, click X in the upper-right corner of each window. Store the recovery CDs in a safe place for future use. 6­8 Getting Started Using Application Recovery and System Recovery System Recovery Using Recovery CDs Make your own recovery CDs before you need them; see "Using Compaq Recovery CD Creator" on page 6­7. If you do not have recovery CDs when you need them, you must contact Compaq Support for help. The recovery CDs can be used only with the specified PC model. The CDs are licensed for use only with your specific Compaq Presario home PC. The recovery CDs can install the operating system and software on your computer hard disk drive if the software becomes corrupted or is accidentally erased. The recovery CDs provide two recovery options: Standard Recovery: This is a non-destructive recovery for recovering factory-shipped programs, drivers, and the operating system without affecting any data files that you may have created since purchasing your PC. Some data files may be difficult to find after the system recovery, so it is best to back up all hard disk files before performing a system recovery. Getting Started 6­9 Using Application Recovery and System Recovery Full System Recovery: This recovery process erases and reformats the hard disk drive, creates a new hard disk partition, erases all added hard disk data, and then reinstalls the operating system. You must reinstall any software that was not installed on the computer at the factory. If your PC has a blank or corrupted hard disk, you are only able to choose the full system recovery option. To Start System Recovery 1. If the computer responds, back up all data files that you want to save onto removable media, such as CD-RW or diskette. When the recovery program finishes, click Restart to restart the computer. Before the computer restarts, the CD tray ejects. Return the BIOS to the original setting. Enter the BIOS setup program during the startup by doing the following: When the black screen with the Compaq logo appears, press the F1 key on the keyboard until Entering SETUP displays. (You have only a few seconds to press the F1 key before the normal setup process continues. ) Wait until the BIOS setup program opens. Press the right arrow key to select Boot. Press the down arrow key to select Boot Device Priority, and then press Enter. 6­12 Getting Started Using Application Recovery and System Recovery 17. Change the first boot device using one of these methods: Press the down arrow or up arrow key to select the CD-ROM item. Press the ­ (minus) key to move the CD-ROM item down until it is the third item in the list. Press the down arrow key to highlight the First Boot Device selection. Press the + (plus) key until Floppy is the selection. [. . . ] If you have the 8000 model, continue to step 4. If you have the 6000 model, skip to step 5. On the 8000 model, remove the screw that secures the expansion card to the chassis. Remove the expansion card from either a 6000 or 8000 model by holding the card at each end and carefully rocking it back and forth until the connectors pull free from the socket. [. . . ]