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If you have formatted the C: drive by mistake Which software should I use to maintain and recover my computer? Use the following software. VAIO Care . Creating Recovery Media . Checking your computer hardware VAIO Care Rescue . Rescuing (backing up) your data . Recovering your computer . Erasing all the data on your built-in storage device See the help file included with VAIO Care and VAIO Care Rescue for more information. What is a recovery area? The recovery area on the built-in storage device contains data for system and application recovery. Typically, you cannot modify or delete data in this area, however, there is commercially available software designed for this purpose. Why do I have to create Recovery Media? Recovery Media are used to restore your computer back to its original factory condition. If Windows does not start and you have deleted the recovery area, you will need the Recovery Media to perform recovery. Create the Recovery Media immediately after the computer is ready for use. About backup What is a backup process? The backup process creates a backup copy of your data stored on the built-in storage device and saves it to another location. Why do I have to back up my data? Due to unexpected events or computer viruses, you might lose various data stored on your built- in storage device. To restore the lost data, its backup copy is needed. It is strongly recommended that you back up your data regularly. You can confirm the number of necessary discs and types of media you can use for Recovery Media creation in step 6. You cannot use Blu-ray Disc™ media, DVD-RAM, CD-R, and CD-RW discs as Recovery Media. 1 Connect your computer to the Internet, download and install the latest updates using VAIO Update. 2 If your computer is not equipped with a built- in optical disc drive, connect an external optical disc drive (not supplied) to the computer and to an AC power source. 3 Click Start , All Programs, VAIO Care, and VAIO Care. If the User Account Control window appears, click Yes. It may take some time to display the current status of the procedure. Do not press the drive eject button while creating Recovery Media, as doing so may result in a failure of the process. Keep the Recovery Media in a secure place. Recovering your computer will delete all the data on the built-in storage device. To recover from the recovery area . On models with the ASSIST button 1 Press the ASSIST button while your computer is off to launch VAIO Care Rescue. 2 Click Start recovery wizard. To perform the custom recovery, select Tools and click Start advanced recovery wizard. 3 Follow the on-screen instructions. . On models without the ASSIST button 1 Turn on your computer and press the F10 key several times before the VAIO logo screen disappears. If the Edit Boot Options window is displayed, press the Enter key. 2 Select Start recovery wizard. To perform the custom recovery, select Tools and click Start advanced recovery wizard. 3 Follow the on-screen instructi...
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