Backing Up Your System Into A Disc; Creating A Restore Point; Restoring Your System - BenQ Joybook S57 Series User Manual

4. A confirmation message appears. To proceed with the
Yes
operation, click
5. Follow the remaining on-screen instructions to complete the
operation.

Backing up your system into a disc

QDataTrove allows you to back up your system drive (C: drive)
into CD/DVD discs. It makes an exact copy of your entire
system drive (C: drive), including the operating system, installed
software programs, registry settings, etc. To perform the
operation, follow the steps below:
1. In QDataTrove, click the
2. Click the button to select
Backup to Disc .
3. A confirmation message appears. Click
Joybook, and it will enter Windows PE automatically to
make a system backup image.
4. After backup finishes, the system will boot into Windows
Vista automatically. A
window appears on the screen.
a. Select a disc type from the
menu.
OK
b. Click to proceed.
• The disc types (CD/DVD) and ability (reading/recording) of
the optical drive may vary depending on your purchased
model.
• The required number of discs may vary depending on the
size of your system image.
5. Follow the remaining on-screen instructions to complete the
operation.
52 Recovering your system using QDataTrove
.
Back up
tab.
System Drive Backup -
Yes
to restart your
Create User Recovery CD/DVD
Disc Category
drop-down

Creating a restore point

Restore Points are the earlier states of your Joybook's system
drive created by System Protection featured in Windows Vista
System Restore. By default, restore points are created at specific
intervals and before significant system events, such as before
installing a new software.
Should your system become unstable or encounter unexpected
loss of data, you can then try to restore your system drive to its
previous state from a list of restore points.
For more information about System Protection, refer to Start >
Help and Support in Windows Vista.
QDataTrove allows you to access
in Windows Vista, and manually create a restore point whenever
needed. To perform the operation, follow the steps below:
Back up
1. In QDataTrove, click the
2. Click the button to select
3. To create a restore point manually, click the
button and follow the remaining on-screen instructions to
add a new restore point.

Restoring your system

The Restore feature helps to bring your Joybook back to its
factory default settings or to an earlier state. In order to restore,
you need to back up your system drive, or create a restore point
first.
Should your system become unstable or damaged, try to recover
your system with the restore solutions provided in this
functional module.
Backup and Restore Center
tab.
Create a Restore Point .