Recovery Discs

[jmellis3]

Hello
I was wondering if any of you received system recovery discs with your VAIO laptops (in particular the FS series) - that is if bought from the UK :), or does the recovery utility do exactly the same as recovery discs?
Thanks for any help

[kee-lo_]

That series has a hard disk recovery system, so you need to make a set of DVDs ASAP

[jmellis3]

you make the dvds using the VAIO recovery utility?

[rich912]

Have a look here, select your model and then click on "how can I create recovery disks" for a guide to the procedure.

[jmellis3]

Thanks.

[n_jepson]

I have a T2XP and have created a system recovery disk and an application recovery disk.

Is this enought to recover the system to delivery status if I wipe and format ALL partitions on the hard disk ????

The reason is that I'm thinking about install Linux FC4, but obviously want to be able to restore if I run into problems with drivers.

Many thanks
Nigel

[robpaxton]

Using the recovery disks will restore the computer software back to it's original configuration. I dont know if it restores the recovery partition though.

I would do a couple of extra sets of disks before changing or erasing any partitions.

[n_jepson]

Yeah good idea thanks.

Out of interest whats the diff between the system recovery disk and the application recovery disk ????

Thanks

[robpaxton]

The system recovery disk restores the OS and most of the software. The application recovery disk allows you to reinstall most applications if you have uninstalled them.

[n_jepson]

Many thanks for you help Rob