Software Update and Recovery
Maintenance and Service Guide
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a. Click
Advanced Options
on the System Recovery screen.
b. Select
Destructive Recovery
and follow the on-screen
instructions.
Deleting the Recovery Partition on the
Hard Drive
The PC Recovery Advanced Options menu provides the option of
deleting the recovery partition, which will increase space on the
hard drive. Delete the recovery partition only if you have already
created recovery discs.
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CAUTION:
After you create the recovery discs, you can increase space
on the hard drive by deleting the recovery partition. However, doing this
is not recommended. If you delete this partition, you will lose any
information that is on the partition, including the PC Recovery software.
Thereafter, you must use the recovery discs to access PC Recovery
software.
To delete the recovery partition:
1. If you have not already created recovery discs, create
them now.
2. Select
Start > All Programs > System Recovery >
PC Recovery
.
The PC Recovery tool opens.
3. Select
PC Recovery
and click
Next
.
The computer restarts and the PC Recovery tools opens.
4. Click
OK
.
5. At the System Recovery screen, click
Advanced Options
.
6. Select
Delete Recovery Partition (not recommended)
and
follow the on-screen instructions.
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