Setup guide

Creating a Product Recovery USB Flash Drive

2. Locate the 16 GB USB flash drive Avid provided with the Avid AS3000 and insert it

into the front USB port.

3. Double-click the AvidRecoveryImageTool.exe file.

The Avid USB recovery image creator window opens.

4. Click Select Image and navigate to the product recovery image on D: partition of the

Avid AS3000 system drive (if the tool’s browser opens to the E: partition by default, you

need to browse to the D: partition to locate the .ari file).

5. Select the .ari file.

The Scan button becomes active when you select the image file. The “Select USB flash

drive” menu lists USB devices that are installed and capable of accepting the image file.

If the inserted USB flash drive does not appear in the drop down menu, verify the

capacity of the USB flash drive.

6. Click Scan.

7. Select the USB flash drive from the “Select USB flash drive” menu.

The Write image button becomes active when you select the USB flash drive.

8. Click Write image.

Creating the product recovery image on the USB flash drive can take 18 to 45 minutes

depending on the capabilities of the USB flash drive.