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Format and Restore Your Hard Disk
You might need to choose the
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removes all of your software and then reloads it, restoring your
software and your computer's hard disk to their original
configuration. We strongly recommend you call for technical
support before you use this option.
The Format and Restore Your Hard Disk option provides a full
system recovery. Use the Format and Restore Your Hard Disk option
as a last resort when your preinstalled software becomes unusable or
you can't reboot from the hard disk. This option requires booting
from the Recovery CD and the Restore diskette.
The Format and Restore Your Hard Disk option
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option. The Format and Restore Your Hard Disk option
provides a full system recovery. This means you'll be able to
restore your system to its original factory-shipped state.
reformats the standard hard disk C and erases all information
on the drive.
then restores files on drive C from the Product Recovery CD.
back up all your data files to an external storage device
(diskette, tape, or cartridge drive). Format and Restore Your
Hard Disk removes all data.
be prepared with software installation diskettes of any
software application programs that you installed yourself.
Ready product recovery CD to the rescue! 79
Format and Restore Your Hard
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