LaCie Ethernet Disk RAIDNetwork RAID Storage System - Recovering a System Disk Using the Recovery CD

LaCie Ethernet Disk RAID (Firmware version 1.4)
User Manual
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Protecting Local Disks
7.9.3. Recovering a System Disk Using the Recovery CD■
When you use the recovery CD, you boot your com-
puter from that CD rather than from your local hard
disk.
e recovery CD has a menu-style user interface.
When responding to the prompts, use the arrow keys to
highlight the desired item, use the space bar to select or
clear options (an X appears in the brackets when the op-
tion is selected), and press Enter to make your selection.
You can also tab between fields.
TeChNICAl NOTe: e recovery CD does
not support USB keyboards or mouse devices.
To recover a system disk or partition using the
recovery CD:
Using the appropriate procedure for your comput-
er, configure it to boot from the CD-ROM drive.
For more information, refer to the documentation
for your computer.
Insert the recovery CD into the CD-ROM drive. A
welcome screen appears while the CD initializes.
If you have already verified that the recovery CD
supports your local hardware, or if you have received
a new recovery driver from your vendor, wait 25 sec-
onds for Normal Mode to start automatically and go
to step 4.
If this is the first time you have used the recovery
CD, press any key to start Diagnostic Mode. e
screen displays a list of all the devices found on your
computer and whether or not they are compatible
with the recovery CD. You can use the arrow keys
to scroll through the list. If at least one supported
network interface card (NIC) and one hard disk
have been detected, select Normal Mode and go to
step 4.
If no supported NIC is found, you can gather infor
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Although the recovery CD is used primarily for re-
covering a system disk or partition, you can also use it to
recover data disks or partitions.
e recovery CD can recover multiple partitions to a
disk with existing partitions. It can also create one par-
tition on a new disk. However, if you want to recover
multiple partitions to a new disk, you must format and
partition the disk before you use the recovery CD to
recover the partitions.