Recovering Your System Using The Supplied Discs; Step 1: Reinstalling A Clean Copy Of Windows Vista - BenQ Joybook S32 Series User Manual

Recovering your system using
the supplied discs
To recover your system using the "Operating System Disc" and
"Drivers and Applications" discs, follow the procedure and
instructions below carefully.
Step 1: Reinstalling a clean copy of
Windows Vista
• All programs you installed or data you saved on the C: drive
will be erased. However, data on the D: drive will not be
affected.
• Recovering your system by using Method 2 (the supplied
"Operating System Disc" and "Drivers and Applications"
discs) will cause the QDataTrove function to become
unavailable. You will also need to install the device drivers
manually from the "Drivers and Applications" discs.
• Do not remove discs when the recovery is in progress until
prompted to do so.
• Before using the "Operating System Disc" and "Drivers and
Applications" discs, make sure the system is not in
hibernation mode or turned off. Also make sure the lid of your
Joybook is not closed during the recovery.
The availability of the supplied discs may vary depending on
your purchased model.
1. Turn on your Joybook.
2. Press the <F9> key when the BenQ logo appears on the
screen during system startup. A Boot Menu screen appears.
3. Insert the supplied "Operating System Disc" into your optical
drive.
4. Use < > or < > to select CD-ROM/DVD-ROM, and then
press Enter.
5. Press any key when you are prompted with Press any key to
boot from CD or DVD. Please wait while Windows is loading
files.
6. The Install Windows screen appears. Select the operating
system you want to install, and then click Next.
7. On the Where do you want to install Windows? screen, select
the primary disk partition, and then click Format.
This will remove all programs and data on the C: drive where
Windows Vista is currently installed. However, other drives will
not be affected.
8. Click Next. Your Joybook will restart a few times during the
installation. Please wait while the installation is in progress.
9. Follow the remaining on-screen instructions to complete the
installation and setup.
10.When you finish reinstalling the operating system, be sure to
remove the "Operating System Disc" from your optical drive.
11.Restart your Joybook.
12.To make the Joybook operate properly, it requires the
reinstallation of the drivers and software programs located on
the "Drivers and Applications" discs, which would have been
erased from your Joybook when the C: drive was formatted.
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