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CHAPTER 7 RESTORING THE FACTORY-SHIPPED
A recovery DVD contains an image file created for the hardware configuration at the time of
purchase. If the hardware configuration has changed from the time of purchase, the OS might not
start after restoration work. Remove all external storage devices to restore the hardware
configuration at the time of purchase before you perform restoration work by using a recovery
DVD. When you use a recovery DVD, all data on the system drive is deleted. Back up your data
in advance as necessary.
This chapter describes the following procedure:
•
Restoring the system drive to its condition at the time of purchase, when you discontinue a system that you have
built.
7.1 Overview of the Restoration Procedure
This section describes an overview of the procedure to restore the system drive to its factory-shipped condition,
when you discontinue a system that you have built. After you restore the contents of the system drive to its factory-
shipped condition by using a recovery DVD, follow the procedure described in 3. SETUP to set up the OS.
The following is a rough flowchart of the procedure.
Preparation
Restoring the factory-shipped condition
Setting up the OS
7. RESTORING THE FACTORY-SHIPPED CONDITION USING A RECOVERY DVD
CONDITION BY USING A RECOVERY DVD
NOTICE
For details, see 7.2 Preparation.
• This section describes the necessary preparations prior
to beginning work.
For details, see 7.3 Restoring the System Drive to the
Factory-Shipped Condition.
• IThe contents of the system drive are restored to the
factory-shipped condition.
• IThe required time differs by OS.
®
Windows
10 2016 LTSB: about 20 minutes
®
Windows
10 2019 LTSC and Windows Server
about 30 minutes
For details, see 3. SETUP.
7-1
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2016:
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