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OS Reinstallation and Recovery
Caution Recovering the OS using the hard drive-based recovery or the OS
recovery USB erases the contents of your hard disk. Before recovering the OS,
back up any files you want to keep.
The RMC-8356 includes a preinstalled OS from the factory. The RMC-8356 also includes
two methods of restoring/reinstalling the OS to your system.
• Hard drive-based recovery stores a factory backup on a separate portion of your hard drive,
allowing you to restore your server without additional media.
Note The hard drive recovery hot key is <F4>. To access the hard drive-based
recovery tool, press and hold <F4> when video first appears during the boot process.
Note Hard drive recovery is not available if the OS is installed on a RAID array.
• The RMC-8356 may also ship with an OS recovery USB you can use to reinstall your
operating system onto your hard drive.
If you need to reinstall your operating system, you can use the included OS recovery USB.
Boot the RMC-8356 using the OS recovery USB to recover the OS.
Note You also may need to update or reinstall software after using the OS
reinstallation USB to recover your OS. The OS reinstallation USB may contain
drivers that are older or newer than the factory-installed version of the OS and may
not contain the latest RAID drivers. To ensure you have the latest drivers, go to
www.intel.com and install the Intel Rapid Storage Technology (Intel RST) RAID
software package.
Note After you reinstall or recover your OS, you may find shortcuts on the desktop
that require you to install specific drivers or software (for example, video drivers).
Due to driver and software packaging, it was not possible to preinstall this software
during the OS installation.
Cleaning
Caution Always disconnect the AC power cable before cleaning or servicing the
chassis.
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