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Restoring Your System Image and Software
It is very important that you create DVD copies of your Factory Image before beginning to use your
system. To do so, follow the instructions below in the “Saving Your Factory Image” section.
Along with instructions on saving your Factory Image, this document outlines several other
important procedures, such as making a system image, restoring your Factory Image and system
images, managing your images, and restoring the partitions on a hard drive.
Saving your Factory Image
When you purchased your system, a copy of the pre-installed Factory Image was loaded into a hidden
partition on your hard disk drive. Having a copy of the original Factory Image available to you means that
in the event of system failure, you will be able to restore it to its original state.
After you launch the ClickMe! utility when you first start up your system, you should make a copy of the
Factory Image to DVD discs. You will need several blank discs (DVD-R or DVD+R discs are
recommended) in order to create the copy. After creating the copy, be sure to label the discs and keep them
in a safe place to ensure they do not get damaged.
• IN ORDER TO INSTALL APPLICATIONS AND DRIVERS, MAKE COPIES OF FACTORY AND SYSTEM IMAGES, AND BURN
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RIVERS AND APPLICATION RESTORE DISCS, APPLICATION MEDIA, AND BOOTABLE DISCS YOU MUST HAVE AN
INTERNAL OR EXTERNALLY CONNECTED WRITABLE DVD DRIVE.
• IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT YOU COPY YOUR FACTORY IMAGE TO REMOVABLE MEDIA (E.G., DVD DISCS).
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AILURE TO DO SO COULD RESULT IN AN INABILITY TO RESTORE THE MAGE AT A FUTURE DATE.
• WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU USE DVD-R OR DVD+R DISCS FOR YOUR BACKUP, BUT SUPPORTED MEDIA* FOR
IMAGE BACKUPS INCLUDE
:
FOR FACTORY IMAGE, DAR, APPLICATION DATA, AND BOOTABLE DISC: DVD-R/+R.
FOR USER-CREATED BACKUP IMAGE: DVD-R/+R, DVD-RW/+RW, DVD-DL.
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EPENDING UPON YOUR OPTICAL DRIVE AND MEDIA FORMAT USED, SOME MEDIA TYPES MAY BE INCOMPATIBLE
FOR CREATING IMAGE BACKUPS.
DUE TO CERTAIN LICENSING REQUIREMENTS, SOME THIRD-PARTY APPLICATIONS WILL NEED TO BE INSTALLED
SEPARATELY USING THE APPLICATION MEDIA BUNDLED WITH YOUR SYSTEM.
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