Sony VGN-T340P User Manual

VAIO Computer Recovery Options Guide This guide provides information about restoring individual software programs, software drivers, drive partition(s

You can find more information about this option. See the section, To recover software programs. Drive C Partition Recovery You can find more informati

You can find more information about this option. See the section, To perform a complete hard disk drive recovery. Page 11

VAIO Recovery Options A recovery can be performed for: An individual software program A device or software driver A drive C volume A complete hard

You can find more information about this option. See the section, To recover software programs. Drive C Partition Recovery You can find more informati

You can find more information about this option. See the section, To perform a complete hard disk drive recovery. Page 14

VAIO Recovery Options A recovery can be performed for: An individual software program A device or software driver A drive C volume A complete hard

You can find more information about this option. See the section, To recover software programs. Drive C Partition Recovery You can find more informati

You can find more information about this option. See the section, To perform a complete hard disk drive recovery. Page 17

About the VAIO Recovery Wizard The VAIO® Recovery Wizard enables you to recover preinstalled software programs and the computer operating system,resto

About the VAIO Recovery Media Kit The VAIO Recovery Media Kit can be used to start the VAIO Recovery Wizard if your computer is unable to start normal

Creating a VAIO Recovery Media Kit When you create a VAIO® Recovery Media Kit, it ensures that you are able to recover your operating system andpreins

Creating a VAIO Recovery Media Kit Confirm that you have sufficient CD or DVD recordable media available before you begin. Have a permanent marking pe

You can create your kit using a single type of media or by combining media types, as follows: One recordable CD (CD-R) and either one or two recordab

Ordering a VAIO Recovery Media Kit 1.Visit: http://ciscdb.sel.sony.com/info/recovery.html 2.Follow the on-screen instructions to order a Recovery Medi

Starting the VAIO Recovery Wizard The VAIO® Recovery Wizard provides recovery options for your computer. You can access this utility program from theW

To access the VAIO Recovery Wizard from Windows XP 1.Click Start on the Windows® taskbar, and click Control Panel. The Control Panel window appears. 2

To access the VAIO Recovery Wizard from the Recovery Media Kit 1.Press the power switch to turn on the computer. 2.Open the optical drive, and place t

To access the VAIO Recovery Wizard using the F10 Key 1.Turn off your computer. 2.Restart your computer. 3.When the VAIO logo appears on the computer&a

Recovering Your Computer To use the Windows System Restore feature To recover drive C To recover software programs To perform a complete hard disk

To use the Windows System Restore feature The Windows System Restore feature rolls your computer's system software back to an earlier, working st

To recover drive C Recovering drive C deletes all data and settings on drive C. Before recovering drive C, back up any personal data orfiles locat

VAIO Recovery Options A recovery can be performed for: An individual software program A device or software driver A drive C volume A complete hard

To recover software programs Application Recovery may eliminate custom software settings or configurations, such as passwords, login information,o

10.To recover additional programs, click Back. The Application Recovery window appears again with a listing of theavailable program titles. 11.Click F

To perform a complete hard disk drive recovery A complete hard disk drive recovery returns your computer to it's factory-default settings. You mu

Additional Information You can view additional information and frequently asked questions about the VAIO® Recovery Wizard by visiting theutility&apos

About RAID systems When multiple hard disk drives are combined, they can provide an affordable answer to your VAIO® computer's performanceor secu

A RAID Overview If you have purchased a configure-to-order (CTO) VAIO® computer with one of the following options: RAID-0 —Your computer is configure

Reasons for using a RAID array system When hard disk drives are grouped together in a RAID array, they are configured, formatted, and managed to perfo

RAID array organization A single hard disk drive has two basic functions — writing and reading data. These functions are handled differently whenusing

About RAID Levels RAID is intended to protect data and create fault tolerance. Important factors such as availability, reliability, fault tolerance,an

RAID-0 This RAID level uses striping without parity. Striping breaks data into small pieces and then simultaneously writes or readsto multiple locatio

You can find more information about this option. See the section, To recover software programs. Drive C Partition Recovery You can find more informati

RAID-1 This RAID level uses mirroring. Mirroring writes all data onto each hard drive in the RAID array, in exactly the same way.Your computer's

Configuring a RAID Array Certain VAIO® computers are available for purchase as RAID-0 or RAID-ready. The number of preinstalled S-ATA hard diskdrives

Before getting started Back up your computer's data to external media. Creating, altering, or configuring for RAID deletes all data fromaffected

Installing additional hard disk drives If you have purchased a RAID-ready computer, you may be required to install an additional drive(s). You can fin

Using the RAID Configuration Wizard The RAID Configuration Wizard can configure two installed hard disk drives for RAID-0 or RAID-1 levels. You can al

If you are using hard disk drives that vary in size, note that the RAID configuration is set to the size of thesmallest drive. 10.Select one of th

Using the VAIO Recovery Wizard utility program A complete hard disk drive recovery restores the original, factory settings and recovers all of the pre

About the Intel Storage Utility program You can find information about RAID volume configuration in the Intel® Storage Utility program. This utility p

The Intel® Application Accelerator Help file provides basic information on setting up additional hard disk drives asa RAID array. You can find more in

RAID Glossary This glossary contains some basic terms that may aid your understanding of RAID technology. Term Definition Array Two or more hard dis

You can find more information about this option. See the section, To perform a complete hard disk drive recovery. Page 5

VAIO Recovery Options A recovery can be performed for: An individual software program A device or software driver A drive C volume A complete hard

You can find more information about this option. See the section, To recover software programs. Drive C Partition Recovery You can find more informati

You can find more information about this option. See the section, To perform a complete hard disk drive recovery. Page 8

VAIO Recovery Options A recovery can be performed for: An individual software program A device or software driver A drive C volume A complete hard