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4 Using the Notebook PC

Windows XP Software Recovery

Using the Recovery Hard Disk Partition

The Recovery Partition includes an image of the operating system, drivers, and utilities installed on

your Notebook PC at the factory. The Recovery Partition provides a comprehensive recovery solution

that quickly restores your Notebook PC’s software to its original working state, provided that your hard

disk drive is in good working order. Before using the Recovery Partition, copy your data les (such as

Outlook PST les) to oppy disks or to a network drive and make note of any customized conguration

settings (such as network settings).

Using the Recovery Partition:

Press [F9] during bootup (requires a Recovery Partition)

About the Recovery Partition

The Recovery Partition is a space reserved on your hard disk drive used to restore the operating system,

drivers, and utilities installed on your Notebook PC at the factory.

IMPORTANT: Do not delete the partition named “RECOVERY”.

The Recovery Partition is created at the factory and cannot

be restored by the user if deleted. Take your Notebook PC

to an authorized ASUS service center if you have problems

with the recovery process.

Select menu item (within 60 seconds):

1. Reboot to Windows XP _____.

This option will automatically execute after 60 seconds if no selections are made. This option will

reboot your Notebook PC and enter Windows.

2. Recover Windows XP _____ to rst partition only.

This option will delete only the rst partition, allowing you to keep other partitions, and create a new

system partition as drive “C”.

3. Recover Windows XP _____ to entire HD.

This option will delete all partitions from your hard disk drive and create a new system partition as

drive “C”.

4. Recover Windows XP _____ to entire HD with 2 partition.

This option will delete all partitions from your hard disk drive and create two new partitions “C”

(60%) and “D” (40%).

Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the recovery process.

NOTE: Please visit www.asus.com for updated drivers and utilities.

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