System Recovery; Using The Support Dvd - Asus Eee PC 8G Linux User Manual

System Recovery

Using the Support DVD

The Support DVD includes an image of the operating system,
installed on your system at the factory. The Support DVD provides a
comprehensive recovery solution that quickly restores your system
to its original working state, provided that your system drive is in
good working order. Before using the Support DVD, copy your data
files to floppy disks or to a network drive and make note of any
customized configuration settings (such as network settings).
1. Connect an external optical drive to your Eee PC and insert
the Support DVD into the optical drive (System needs to be
powered ON).
2. Press <ESC> on bootup and the Please select boot device
screen appears. Select USB:XXXXXX (may be labeled as the ODD
brand name) to boot from the optical drive.
Please select boot device:
HDD:SM-ASUS-PHISON SSD
USB:XXXXXXXX
↑ and ↓ to move selection
ENTER to select boot device
3. Press any key to boot from the optical drive.
Press any key to boot from CD...
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