System Recovery (For Serial Prefix My433 And Later); Types Of System Recoveries; Notes On Executing System Recovery - Agilent Technologies E4991A Service Manual

System Recovery (for serial prefix MY433 and later)

By executing system recovery, you can return the system of the E4991A (the Windows
operating system and the firmware) to the factory state (at the time of purchase

Types of system recoveries

The following two types of system recoveries are available.
o Factory recovery
Returns the contents of the C drive to the factory state.
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o User recovery
Returns the contents of the C drive to a user-specified state. To use this function, you
must prepare for recovery in advance. For information on preparation, see "Procedure
to create the user backup image" on page 323 for information on the execution. Also,
see "Procedure to execute the user recovery function" on page 326.

Notes on executing system recovery

Executing system recovery causes the following:
o In addition to the Windows operating system and the firmware, the following settings
of the E4991A are returned to the factory state.
• Network setting
• GPIB setting
• Printer setting
o The driver for the supported printer installed after purchase is deleted.
o You need to execute initial registration again.
Files you created using the save function (files in the D drive) are not affected, but we
recommend backing them up before executing system recovery for precautionary
purposes. For more information on backup, refer to "Making Backup Files" as described in
E4991A User's Guide.
*1.If the hard disk failed and has been replaced after purchase, the state when the replacement
was performed is recovered.
*2.This function is available when the volume label on the hard disk is IG201 or higher.
Appendix B
System Installation for A27 Mass Storage
System Recovery (for serial prefix MY433 and later)
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