Gateway MAN FX510 Reference Manual page 117

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Preparing for software and device driver recovery
You can usually recover your pre-installed software and
drivers from your hard drive. However, if you ever re-install
Windows from the Windows DVD or install a new hard drive,
you will need to recover your pre-installed software and
drivers using a set of software and driver recovery discs.
Because these discs do not come with your computer, you
should create your own set.
Caution
Although you may not be expecting to need recovery discs, we
recommend that you prepare for any eventuality and create a set of recovery
discs while you have the opportunity.
You should create a set of discs for recovering your
pre-installed software and device drivers, in case you will
need to use them later for a complete system recovery. (Your
computer must have a recordable disc drive to perform this
procedure.)
To create discs for recovering pre-installed software
and drivers:
1
Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery
Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. The
Gateway Recovery Center opens.
2
Click Applications and drivers external media, then
click Next. The What would you like to do? dialog box
opens.
3
Click Create system recovery discs, then click Next.
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