Recovering The Operating System; Notes On Performing A System Recovery - Sony Vaio Troubleshooting Manual

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Recovering the operating system

This option can resolve serious problems you may experience with your computer.
Please be warned, however, that you will lose all the data saved on your C: drive, including any applications
you installed since purchase.
Perform a system recovery only in the following cases:
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In the event of a serious system crash.
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If you want to modify the size of the hard drive partitions.
The system recovery process allows you to:
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Reinstall an image of the hard disk as it was before you started using your computer.
In the event that your system is seriously damaged, for example, if Windows
PC behaves abnormally, the system recovery will completely reinstall the originally configured system on your
C: drive.
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Change the sizes of the two available hard drive partitions, or delete the partitions altogether.
If you decide to modify the size of your partitions, the existing data on both C: drive and D: drive will be deleted.
See "Using partitioned drives" on page 26.

Notes on performing a system recovery

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The recovery process can last up to 60 minutes.
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This procedure recovers the entire system, which means you cannot choose to only recover Windows
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Before you attempt a system recovery, make sure that your computer is connected to the AC power supply.
Notebooks should not be running on the battery only.
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After the recovery is performed, you are recommended to remove the VAIO Recovery and Documentation Disc
from the drive before restarting the computer.
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Notebooks with docking stations: To perform a system recovery, you must disconnect the docking station, unless
your disc drive is on the docking station.
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