Charles Stracener
Bill Edwards
Weijia Zhang
Simplifying the Replacement of a
Failed Motherboard
Simplifying the Replacement of a Failed Motherboard
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Simplifying the Replacement of a Failed Motherboard
Contents
Introduction ............................................................................................................. 4
Before you begin ........................................................................................................ 4
Backing up an image for future motherboard replacement ..................................................... 4
What is backed up? .................................................................................................. 6
What is not backed up? ............................................................................................. 6
Using Restore to restore motherboard firmware and settings .................................................. 6
A typical motherboard replacement ............................................................................. 6
Detailed walkthrough of Restore .................................................................................. 7
What is restored? .................................................................................................... 7
What is not restored? ............................................................................................... 8
How does Restore work? ............................................................................................ 8
Conclusion ............................................................................................................... 8
More Information ....................................................................................................... 8
Figures
Figure 1. Manual vs. Restore process comparison ................................................................ 7
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