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Chapter 5 • Managing Your Avid|DS Workstation
Creating an Emergency Repair Disk
An emergency repair disk can be used to recover from a system failure in
which the operating system has become corrupted. You should create a repair
disk after any addition to the system, be it software or drivers.
To create an emergency repair disk
1. Go to Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Backup.
The Backup utility window is displayed.
2. Click Emergency Repair Disk.
You are prompted for a blank formatted diskette.
3. Insert the diskette into drive A: and click OK.
4. Follow the onscreen prompts to create the emergency repair disk.
5. When you’re finished, remove the diskette from the drive, label it, and
store it in a safe place.
You can make duplicates of the diskettes or save their contents on another
storage device for added security.