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Motion M1200 System Recovery Procedure -- Once initiated, this
procedure overwrites everything on your system with complete data loss.
1. If possible, back up your data files.
2. Turn off your Tablet PC.
3. Attach a USB keyboard.
4. Insert the Recovery CD-1 of 2 (Windows XP Professional Service
Pack 1 CD) into your CDROM drive.
5. Turn on the Tablet PC. The system should automatically begin
installing the operating system.
6. Follow the onscreen instructions for entering any information.
For the Motion M1300System Recovery Procedure -- In most cases, once
initiated, this procedure lets you repair the Tablet PC hard disk drive and
retain the original system data, applications, passwords, and settings with no
data loss. When no repair is possible, it overwrites your system data.
However, you can cancel before beginning the procedure.
1. If possible, back up your data files.
2. Turn off your Tablet PC.
3. Attach a USB keyboard.
4. Insert the Motion M1300 Operating System Recovery (Windows XP
Professional Service Pack 1) CD into the CD-ROM drive and start
the Tablet PC.
5. When prompted, quickly press any key to boot from the CD.
6. On the Setup screen, select ENTER to set up Windows XP.
NOTE: Do not select R=Repair before you execute the End User License
Agreement (EULA). If you do, you need to exit this procedure, shut down and
restart your Tablet PC, and read/accept the EULA before proceeding.
7. Press F8 to accept the terms of the End User License Agreement.
8. When the next options appear, select from the following:
IMPORTANT: In those cases where Windows XP cannot repair your installation,
the procedure automatically skips to the reformatting option.
• R=Repair option -- Installs Windows XP Tablet PC Edition on your
system, preserving your system data, applications, passwords,
and settings
• ESC=Don't Repair (reformatting) option -- Reformats your hard
disk drive. If Windows XP automatically skips to this option (that is,
no repair is possible), you either reformat now or cancel the proce-
dure. If you choose to reformat, select either Format the partition
using the NTFS File System or the NTFS File System (Quick). If
you choose not to reformat, select ESC to cancel the procedure.
9. Continue following the onscreen instructions.
10.After your operating system has been reinstalled, you will be
prompted to insert the Motion Utilities and Drivers Recovery CD.
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