Using Fiery System Installer; Backup With Fiery System Installer - EFI E-85 Installation And Service Manual

5 Click Continue.
Note: The E-85 must remain powered ON during the backup or restore process.
To restore the system by booting from a bootable USB flash drive
Follow the instructions described in
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connect a monitor, keyboard, and mouse to the E-85.

Using Fiery System Installer

You can create the system backup or restore from the backup using Fiery System Installer provided with the System
Software DVD 1.
Important: It is recommended that you create system backups periodically.
You can perform the following tasks from Fiery System Installer.
New Installation: Installs the system software from the media shipped with the E-85. Use this option only when the
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system backup is not available. See also
Restore from backup or recovery partition: You can restore the system by selecting the backups that you created
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before. If there is no backup available in the system or in any attached devices, you can only perform the restore from
the recovery partition.
Back up hard disk drive(s): Use this option when you create the system backups. You can specify the location of the
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backup, file name, and other attributes of the backups.
Platform Utilities: You can perform the backup management tasks from this option such as erasing hard disks or using
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Windows Task Manager to explore the system.
Note: The Platform Utilities is available only on the monitor.
Note: You can use the Fiery QuickTouch to operate Fiery System Installer. You can also use a monitor, mouse, and
keyboard attached if available.

Backup with Fiery System Installer

You must back up your system and create a backup image to recover from any unexpected system crashes and the hard disk
drive failure.
To create a system backup
1 Start Fiery System Installer.
Insert the System Software DVD 1 into the DVD drive of the E-85.
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Reboot the E-85 (see
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• When the server finishes the reboot, select the language you use for the backup or restore session.
"To restore the system from bootable backup media"
"Installing system software"
page 38).
Installation and Service Guide: Color Controller E-85
Performing Backup and Restore
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