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Select either of the following methods to perform the Bare Metal Restore:
v Method A: restore the system by using the following command-line:
rrcmd restore location=U level=100
v Method B: complete the procedure as follows:
1.
Launch the advanced user interface from PDA.
2. Click Restore your system.
3. Make sure to select Do not preserve windows passwords during the
following restoring process.
Scenario 8 - Manually creating the Service Partition of S drive
To manually create the Service Partition (SP) of S drive in the Windows Vista
operating system, do the following:
1. Boot from the Windows Vista installation disc and proceed to the drive
selection menu.
2. Press Shift + F10 to access the command line.
3. Type diskpart, then press Enter.
4. To clean the hard disk drive, follow the commands below:
Note:
The commands are case sensitive.
a. Diskpart>sel disk 0
b. Diskpart>clean
5. Restart the computer.
6. Boot from the Windows Vista installation disc again and proceed to the drive
selection menu.
7. Create Partition 1 with a 1GB size for the service partition.
8. Create Partition 2 for the operating system.
9. Format Partition 2 and leave Partition 1 unformatted.
10. Press Shift + F10 to access the command line.
11. Type diskpart, then press Enter.
12. Follow the commands below:
Note:
The commands are case sensitive.
a. Diskpart>sel disk 0
b. Diskpart>sel par 1
c. Diskpart>format fs=ntfs label=”SERVICEV003” quick
13. Install Windows Vista operating system on Partition 2.
14. When installation completes, log in to Windows.
15. Change the drive letter of the Partition 1 to S.
16. Activate Partition 1.
17. Copy C:\boot*.* to S:\, and restart the computer.
18. Boot from the Windows Vista installation DVD, and click Repair your
computer
to repair the operating system.
19. Restart and log in to Windows.
When you complete the above procedure, the Service Partition will be created and
the RNR 4.21 and PDA files will be copied to the S drive instead of the virtual
Service Partition.
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