82 EN PC RECOVERY (REPEATED PC SETUP)Setting Up Your PC Again1. What is the Recovery?When you return your PC to the original state during shipment, it is called "PC recovery."You can recover your PC in one of the following two ways.(1) Initialize the hard disk and restore all files.(2) Restore the first partition of the hard disk only.CautionsDo not reduce the capacity of drive C below 11G bytes.For details, see "Selecting the recovery method (disk partitioning)" on Page 83.2. Before starting Repeated SetupThe following explains the preparation required befor system recovery.• You may not solve the problem even if you have recovered your PC. If the problemcontinues, consult our PC Technical Support Centre.• You can use System Recovery on your PC only. You cannot use this software for the PC ofanother manufacturer.Cautions1) File backup• If you have recovered your PC, it will have been returned to the status before shipment.All files you have created, applications you have added, and various parameters youhave set will have been cleared and lost.Before starting system recovery, back up any important files you have created on CD-Rdisk or hard disk drive D of your PC.• If you have backed up the important information in drive D, you must select the optionin Step 2 "Select the recovery method (disk partitioning)" on Page 83 and you mustrecover drive C only.2) When starting System RecoveryDetach all peripherals from your PC. If not, the recovery may stop or the required operationsmay differ from those written in the manual.3. Repeated setupExecute the Recovery program to restore the information on the hard disk. The Recoveryprogram returns both your PC and all applications back to the original state before shipment.If you wish to set up the application software separately, upload them from the ApplicationCD-ROM one at a time. (See "To Set Up the Standard Applications Again" on Page 32.)