Matrox Rescue Utility - Matrox 4Sight GPm Installation And Hardware Reference

160 Appendix E: Operating system recovery
Warning

Matrox rescue utility

Matrox 4Sight GPm comes with a Matrox rescue utility offering 3 choices of
operation to recover or backup your unit:
- Restore the operating system to its factory default settings or to an image of the
current customized operating system.
- Backup the current customized operating system to a hidden partition (for
future recovery).
- Create a backup of the factory default or current customized operating system
on a USB storage device (for future recovery).
Creating a backup of the operating system (factory default or customized image)
is recommended, in case you lose or damage the default configuration on your
mass storage device; this can happen if the system files get corrupted, or are
accidentally overwritten or deleted.
When restoring an operating system, the Matrox rescue utility will reformat and
erase all data currently on your mass storage device (except the data stored in the
hidden partition). If you have two mass storage devices in your
Matrox 4Sight GPm unit, make sure to select the correct mass storage device on
which you want to restore the operating system; alternatively, we recommend to
disconnect all other mass storage devices to prevent data from being erased by
accident.
You must manually restore all personal data files and/or software applications that
were not provided by Matrox. If possible, backup all data and software applications
before proceeding.