User Manual

ASUS CG Series 39

English

Recovering your system

Using the recovery DVD

The recovery DVD includes the operating system installed on

your system at the factory. The recovery DVD, working with the

support DVD, provides a comprehensive recovery solution that

quickly restores your system to its original working state, pro-

vided that your hard disk drive is in good working order. Before

using the recovery DVD, copy your data ﬁles, such as Outlook PST

ﬁles, to a USB device or to a network drive and make note of any

customized conﬁguration settings (such as network settings).

1. Turn on your system and the ASUS logo appears. Press F8 to

enter the Please select boot device menu.

2. Insert the recovery DVD into the optical drive and select the

optical drive (“CDROM:XXX”) as the boot device. Press Enter

and then press any key to continue.

3. The Windows Boot Manager window appears. Select Win-

dows Setup [EMS Enabled] and press Enter. Wait when the

Windows is loading ﬁles message appears.

4. Select where to install a new system. Options are:

Recover system to a partition

This option deletes only the partition you selected, allows

you to keep other partitions, and creates a new system parti-

tion as drive “C.” Select a partition and click NEXT.

Recover system to entire HD

This option deletes all partitions from your hard disk drive

and create a new system partition as drive “C.” Select and

click Yes.

5. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the recovery

process.

You will lose all your data during the system recovery. Ensure

that you back up all your data before recovering the system.

6. After the system recovery is completed, you are asked to

insert the support DVD into the optical drive. Click OK and

the system reboots.

7. After the system reboots, Windows® Vista™ begins system

conﬁgurations. Follow the on-screen instructions to com-

plete the process, and then restart the computer.

This recovery DVD is for ASUS CG Series only. DO NOT use it on

other computers. Visit the ASUS website www.asus.com for any

updates.