What To Do First - Sony VGN-AW21M/H Troubleshooting Manual

What to do first

In case of virus attacks, computer malfunctions, or accidental erasure,
prepare the following in advance:
1 Create recovery discs
Be sure to create recovery discs immediately after your computer is
ready for use because there are no recovery discs provided with the
computer.
For instructions on how to create the recovery discs, see "Creating your
own recovery discs" on page 16.
2 Make a backup copy of your data
Recovering your computer system will delete all the data previously
stored on a hard disk. Be sure to make a backup copy of your data before
recovering the computer system.
For instructions on how to make a backup copy of the data, see "Backing
up and restoring your data using Backup and Restore Center" on
page 18.
Before using your computer
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