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Recovering a system d i sk using the recovery CD
When you use the recovery CD, you boo t your computer from that CD rather than
from
your local hard disk.
The recovery CD has a menu-style user interface. When responding to the prompts,
use
the arrow keys to highlight the desired item, use t he space bar to select or clear
options
(an X displays in the brackets when the option is selected), and press Enter
to make your selection. You can also t ab between fields.
Note: The recovery CD does not support USB keyboards or mouse devices .
Although the recovery CD is used primarily for recovering a system disk or partition,
you
can also use it to recover data disks or partitions.
The recovery CD can recover multiple partitions to a disk with existing partitions. It can
also create one partition on a new disk. However , if you want to recover multiple
partitions
to a new disk, you must forma t and partition the disk before you use the
recovery
CD to recover the partitions.
In some cases, when you recover a disk using the recovery CD, an additional
backup
is created on the storage system. If the maximum number of backups has
already
been performed, t he oldest backup will be dele t ed to make room for this
backup.
To recover a disk or partition using the recovery CD:
1 . Using the appropriate procedure for your computer , configure it to boo t from the
CD-ROM drive.
For more information, refer to the documentation for your computer .
2 . Insert the recovery CD into t he CD-ROM drive.
A welcome screen displays while the CD initializes.
3 . If you have already verified tha t the recovery CD supports your local hardware,
or if you have received a new recovery driver from your vendor , wait 25 seconds for
Norma l Mode to start automatically and go t o step 4.
If t his is t he firs t time you have used t he recovery CD, press any key to start
Diagnostic Mode . The screen displays a list of all the devices found on your
compu
t er and whether or not they are compatible with the recovery CD. You can
use
the arrow keys to scroll through t he list. If at least one supported network
interface
card (NIC) and one hard disk have been detected , select Normal
Mode and go to step 4.