Using the Operating System and Utilities 4-9Note Only use the Product Recovery Utility to restore your system to its initialinstallation state as a last resort. Check the problem checklist in Chapter 10 forinformation about solving problems before using the CD. The Product Recovery Utilityprovides options that either remove or replace existing files, a process that may result indata loss.Before using the Product Recovery CD, enter the BIOS SetupUtility and restore the BIOS default settings. Save the default settings before exiting theBIOS Setup Utility.Guidelines for Using the Product Recovery CDFollow these guidelines when using the Product Recovery CD.! Use AC power.! Remove all optional hardware such as PC cards, USB devices, printers, andmonitors.Product Recovery CD OptionsThe Product Recovery CD and Utility provides you with a number of choices. Movethe cursor over each selection on the NEC Product Recovery Utility screen to display adescription of the selection in the window at the right side of the screen.! Restore System — Select this option if you wish to restore your hard disk drive toits initial installation state. Restore System allows you to restore your system in oneof the following ways.— Full Disk Drive — Completely rebuilds your hard disk drive, destroying allexisting data in the process.Note Use the Full Disk Drive restore option if your hard disk consists of onepartition (drive).— Partition Only — Lets you preserve your existing hard disk drive partitionstructure and format only the primary partition without affecting the extendedpartition(s). Partition Only formats drive C: (of a multiple partitioned drive) andrestores drive C: to its initial installation state. To use the Partition Only option,drive C: must be equal to or greater than 1 GB. Additional partitions, e.g.,drives D:, E:, etc., remain intact. For important information about partitioningyour hard disk drive, see the section, “Partition Magic,” earlier in this chapter.
