Preparing For System Recovery; Creating Startup Diskettes; Creating An Emergency Repair Diskette - Gateway 920 User Manual

Chapter 3: Maintaining Your Server

Preparing for system recovery

You should take precautions that will make it easier to reinstall or repair your
operating system if system files become corrupted. These precautions make it
easier to restart your server and recover damaged files.

Creating startup diskettes

If your system files are corrupted, you may not be able to start the server from
the hard drive. Startup diskettes are diskettes that let you start the server and
attempt to fix the problem. If your server is running an operating system other
than Windows 2000 Server, see your operating system's online help or
documentation for instructions on creating startup diskettes.
To create startup diskettes in Windows 2000 Server:
1
Format four 3.5-inch 1.44 MB diskettes.
2
Insert one diskette into the diskette drive of a computer running any
version of Windows or MS-DOS.
3
Insert the Windows 2000 Server CD into the CD drive.
4
Click
5
Type d:\bootdisk\makeboot a: (where d: is the letter assigned to your CD
drive).
6
Click

Creating an emergency repair diskette

Windows 2000 Server lets you create an emergency repair diskette to back up
critical operating system files, including the registry. The emergency repair
diskette is not a bootable diskette. For instructions on using the diskette, see
your Windows 2000 Server documentation or online help.
If your server is running an operating system other than Windows 2000 Server,
see your operating system's online help or documentation for instructions on
creating repair diskettes.
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Start Run
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