TabletKiosk Sahara NetSlate a230T User Manual

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Chapter Name 07: Troubleshooting

Recovering Your System with the Windows® XP Professional
System Restore Disc:

IMPORTANT: This process is destructive to the data stored on your

hard drive. All existing data will be lost. It is vital you back-up any files

you wish to keep before you proceed.

Step 1: Set up the required hardware:

Plug the USB keyboard and USB mouse into the USB hub and
plug the hub into one of the available USB ports on the tablet.
Plug the USB cable from the DVD drive into the remaining USB
port of the tablet. Make sure that the a230T System Restore Disc
is in the USB DVD drive and that the drive has power and is on.

Step 2: Partitioning the Hard Drive (required for a new Hard
Drive only):

If you are simply attempting to restore your Sahara NetSlate using
the hard drive that came with your system, you can skip this step
and proceed to Step 3.

You will need to use the software that came with your new hard
drive—or another third party program of your choosing that is
designed to partition hard drives—in order to create a primary
system partition to house the restored OS.

NOTE: At a minimum, any bootable disc containing Microsoft’s

“FDISK.EXE” utility should be sufficient. If you attempt to start the

restore utility before successfully partitioning the drive, the Windows

installer will crash with a B.S.O.D. displaying a “STOP: 0x07” error.

Step 3: Booting the Sahara NetSlate to the Recovery Application:

1. Power up your Sahara NetSlate Tablet PC.
2. It will start from the DVD and automatically load the recov-

ery application.

3. Select “OK” to proceed with partition creation.
4. Select “OK” if you understand that this process will

PERMANENTLY DELETE ALL OF THE EXISTING DATA ON
THE HARD DRIVE