This Recovery Manual provides instructions and illustrations on how to recover the system of the notebook users
purchased to the manufactory default settings.
The purposes for using the System Recovery Function may include:
Restore the system back to the initial status of original manufacturer’s default settings.
When some errors have occurred to the operating system in use.
When the operating system is affected by virus, and is not be able to work normally.
Please be noticed that it is always recommended to read this manual carefully before proceeding the System
Recovery Function.
Precautions for Using the System Recovery Function
The following precautions should be observed before proceeding the System Recovery Function:
1. If your hard drive and system encountered non-recoverable problems, please use the F3 Hotkey recovery from
the Hard Drive first to perform the System Recover Function.
2. Before using the System Recovery Function, please backup the important data saved on your system drive to
other storage devices.
3. If an USB flash drive or a SD card is used for performing the Recover Function, please be noted that it is
always necessary to backup the data saved in the USB flash drive or memory card to other storage devices.
4. If the System Recover Function is not able to proceed with any method provided in this Recovery Manual, it is
strongly recommended to contact the authorized local distributor or service center for further assistant. Be
noted that any improper attempt to change the default settings of the notebook may cause the warranty void.
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Getting St arted
This System Recovery Manual provides users three methods to perform the System Recovery Function.
They are:
1. Recover the system with the F3 Hotkey on the keyboard of the notebook.
2. Recover the system with the Driver CD that comes with the package.
3. Recover the system with a personal USB flash drive or a SD card.
Users are recommended to read this section from start to finish first, and then may go directly to the specific method
that is selected by users to perform the System Recovery Function to restore the system back to its factory default
settings.
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Recover the system with the F3 Hotkey
If the hard drive and system encountered non-recoverable problems, it is always recommended to perform the
System Recovery Function with the F3 Hotkey from the Hard Drive first.
Follow the instructions below to continue:
1. Restart the notebook.
2. Press the F3 hotkey on the keyboard when the following message appears on the display
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Select [MSI Recovery Manager] to start the System Recovery Function; or select [EXIT] to restart the system
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4. Press [OK] to continue proceeding the System Recovery Function.
5. Press [Cancel] to stop proceeding the System Recovery Function at any time.
6. The System Recovery Function is in proceeding now.
7. When the following window appears, the system is recovered successfully.
8. Press [OK] to reboot the system and access Windows operating system as usual.
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Recover the system with the Driver CD
If your notebook is equipped with an optical disk drive device or an external one, you may perform the System
Recovery Function with Driver CD that comes with the package. Follow the instructions below to continue:
1. Insert the Driver CD into the optical disk drive, and then restart the notebook by pressing the Power button.
2. Press the F11 hotkey on the keyboard of the notebook when the following message appears on the display.
3. Select the [CD/DVD] device as the boot device, and press [Enter] to confirm the selection, and then, press
any key to reconfirm the selection when the prompt message of [Press any key to boot from CD or DVD…]
appears.
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4. The Language Menu appears. Select the language you prefer by clicking the given icon with the mouse
connected to the notebook; or select [EXIT] to restart the system.
5. And then, select [Restore the system to factory default] to start the System Recovery Function process; or
select [EXIT] to restart the system.
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6. The system recovery process will format your hard disk drive partition; make sure that the important data has
been backed up before continuing the process. Click [OK] to continue; click [Cancel] to stop the system
recovery process.
7. AC power is required while proceeding the System Recovery Function. Assure that the AC power is
connected to the notebook before moving forward to the next step.
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8. Be aware of that do not turn off the system power during the process of performing the System Recover
Function, or it may cause some unknown damage to the system.
9. When the system recovery process is finished, please click [OK] to restart the system. Now, your system is
restored to its factory default setting.
10. If the system recovery function is not able to be performed successfully, it is always recommended to contact
the authorized local distributor or the service center for further assistant.
11. If the recovery process is interrupted or failed, please repeat recovery procedure from the beginning.
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Recover the system with an USB flash drive or a SD card
If your notebook is not equipped with any optical disk drive, you may perform the System Recovery Function with
a personal USB flash drive or a SD card. Follow the instructions below to continue:
1. Make sure that you have the Driver CD that comes with the package and a personal USB flash drive or SD
card with you.
(a) the minimum capacity of 256MB of the USB flash drive or SD card is required;
(b) the USB flash drive or SD card must not be a boot able one. If the device is found to be a bootable
one, please format the device first either in NTFS or FAT32.
(c) it is not required to delete all the personal data files stored in the USB flash drive or SD card which is
going to be used for performing the System Recovery Function.
However, it is still recommended to back up the data stored in the USB flash drive or SD card to
another storage device.
2. Find a computer which is equipped with an optical disk drive. Insert the Driver CD into the optical disk drive,
and locate the folder named [USB Rescue Tool] in the Driver CD.
3. Browse the folder named [USB Rescue Tool], and copy all the data files in the folder into the USB flash drive
or SD card.
4. Restart the system and press the F11 hotkey on the keyboard of the notebook when the following message
appears on the display.
5. Select the [USB] device as the boot device, and press [Enter] to confirm the selection.
6. Refer to the instructions of “Recover the system with the Driver CD” to continue the process.
7. If any failure occurred while proceeding the System Recovery Function with an USB flash drive or a SD card,
it is recommended to try the previous steps again with another USB flash drive or SD card.