Using the Product Recovery CD-ROMs
You can only use these Recovery
CD-ROMs on the Sony notebook
you purchased and not on any
other Sony PC or other
manufacturer's PC!
To perform a system recovery,
the notebook should not be
docked (port replicator).
For more information about
using your DVD-ROM / CD-ROM
drive, read the corresponding
chapter in this user guide or the
manual supplied with your
peripheral .
Using the Product Recovery CD-ROMs
The following sections describe how to use the Recovery CD-ROMs.
You will find a set of two Recovery CD-ROMs in your Product Recovery Pack:
The System Recovery CD-ROM (vol. 1 of 2) allows you to perform a full system
recovery;
The Application Recovery CD-ROM (vol. 2 of 2) helps you to recover your
pre-installed software and to reinstall the device drivers manually.
The system recovery process allows you to reinstall an image of the hard disk as it was
when you started using your notebook computer.
Use the System Recovery CD in the following cases:
In the event of a serious system crash
If you want to modify the size of your partitions
The Application Recovery CD allows you to:
Reinstall an individual driver if a device is not functionning properly
Reinstall an individual application in the case you have problems running it
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