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NOTE:

Installing unsupported OS versions may cause the recovery tool to fail.

C.2 Setup Procedure for Windows

Prior to using the recovery tool to backup or restore Windows system, a few setup

procedures are required.

Step 1:

Hardware and BIOS setup (see Section

C.2.1)

Step 2:

Create partitions (see Section

C.2.2)

Step 3:

Install operating system, drivers and system applications (see Section

C.2.3)

Step 4:

Build-up recovery partition (see Section

C.2.4)

Step 5:

Create factory default image (see Section

C.2.5)

The detailed descriptions are described in the following sections.

NOTE:

The setup procedures described below are for Microsoft Windows

operating system users. For Linux system, most setup procedures are

the same with Microsoft Windows except for several steps which is

described in Section

C.3.

C.2.1 Hardware and BIOS Setup

Step 1:

Make sure the system is powered off and unplugged.

Step 2:

Install a hard drive or SSD in the system. An unformatted and unpartitioned disk

is recommended.

Step 3:

Connect an optical disk drive to the system and insert the recovery CD.