Quick Reference Guide

CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook
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8 To perform a recovery with data backup
(recommended), click or tap Recovery with automatic
data backup, then click or tap Next.
- OR -
To perform a full factory recovery without data backup,
click or tap Full factory recovery, then click or tap
Next.
9 Click or tap Yes, then click or tap Next. The Factory
image recovery window opens, which shows you the
progress of the system recovery.
When recovery is finished, the Recovery is complete
window opens.
10 Click or tap Finish, then click or tap Restart. Your
convertible notebook restarts in its original factory
condition. You still need to reinstall any software that
was not pre-installed on your convertible notebook.
If you selected Recovery with automatic data
backup in Step 8, you can find your backed up files in
c:\backup.
Important
Before your hard drive is recovered, your personal files will be
automatically backed up to c:\backup.
Caution
Continuing with the full factory recovery will delete everything
on your hard drive. Make sure that you have backed up any important
files you want to save.