Recovery Procedures For Vista For End User - Everex Impact GD3300 User Manual

Chapter 5
Recovery Procedures for Vista for
End User
The hard disk is divided into RP & UP.
RP - recovery partition, stores system files and is hidden by default
UP – user partition, can be again divided into 2 parts (system files area +
user data area).
Recovery can be done from either Hard Disk or Recovery DVD. You should
first run Recovery from Hard Disk. When Hard Disk Recovery cannot be
done or when you need to run Full Recovery, then you can run Recovery
from Recovery DVD.
I. Make Hard Disk Recoveries
2 methods are available:
I.a Non Destructive Recovery from Hard Disk
(System files from RP on Hard Disk are copied to system files area in UP,
and user data area stays intact.)
When OS starts to boot, press F8, then the following screen will show:
SYSTEM RECOVERY
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