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7. RESTORING THE FACTORY-SHIPPED CONDITION USING A RECOVERY DVD
CHAPTER 7 RESTORING THE FACTORY-SHIPPED CONDITION
USING A RECOVERY DVD
A recovery DVD contains an image file created for the hardware configuration at
the factory shipment. If the hardware configuration has changed from the one at
the factory, the OS may not start after restoration work. Remove all external
storage devices to resume the hardware configuration at the factory shipment
before you perform restoration work using a recovery DVD.
When a recovery DVD is used, all data in the system drive is deleted. Back up
the data beforehand as required.
This chapter describes the following procedure:
・The procedure to restore the system drive back to the factory-shipped conditions when you
discontinue the system you have built.
7.1 Overview of Restoration Procedure
This section describes the overview of the procedure to restore the system drive back to the
factory-shipped condition when you discontinue the system you have built. After you restore
the contents of the system drive back to the factory condition, follow the procedure described
in "CHAPTER 3 SETUP" to set up the OS.
The following is a rough flow chart of the procedure.
Preparation
Restoring the factory condition
Setting up the OS
NOTICE
For details, see "7.2 Preparation".
・This shows a list of the items you need to
prepare and the items you need to decide or
check before you start restoration work.
For details, see "7.3 Restoring the System Drive
Back to the Factory-Shipped Condition".
・The contents of the system drive are restored
back to the factory-shipped condition.
・The procedure takes about 30 minutes
For details, see "CHAPTER 3 SETUP".
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