User's Manual

Dell™ Backup and Recovery Manager V1.1 Page 28
CAUTION: If you are using a notebook computer for this operation, it is
strongly recommended that you run the computer on AC power rather
than battery power to avoid potential interruption to the backup and
recovery process. Interrupting a backup and recovery process can result
in potential data loss.
CAUTION: To avoid losing the
ability to create an operating
system media backup copy, it is
strongly recommended that you
do not abort or interrupt the
operating system media backup
process once it has started.
1. Click Create OS Media....
The OS Media screen appears.
2. Select the type of media (DVD or
External Storage Device) to which
you want to save your backup and then select the device from the drop-down
menu.
NOTE: Windows XP is only able to
create OS Media on DVD. Only
Microsoft Windows Vista and
Windows 7 are able create OS Media
on an external storage device
If you selected DVD, place a blank
DVD in the drive selected.
3. Click Create your OS Media…
The Create Image screen appears.
A Progress bar is displayed
along the bottom of the screen.