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Steve - 29 Jun 2007 06:49 GMT

My new Dimension E520 came with 10G drive D called Recovery. Is this
just a backup? What problems might be caused by deleting it?

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BigJim - 29 Jun 2007 07:00 GMT

that is where you backup of your original OS and drivers are stored so
if you have a problem you hit a key combination on bootup and you can
restore your system the way it is right now

> My new Dimension E520 came with 10G drive D called Recovery. Is this
> just a backup? What problems might be caused by deleting it?

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Steve - 29 Jun 2007 15:08 GMT

>> My new Dimension E520 came with 10G drive D called Recovery. Is this
>> just a backup? What problems might be caused by deleting it?

>that is where you backup of your original OS and drivers are stored so
>if you have a problem you hit a key combination on bootup and you can
>restore your system the way it is right now

Thanks! What's the key combo?

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Ben Myers - 29 Jun 2007 15:48 GMT

F12... Ben Myers

>>> My new Dimension E520 came with 10G drive D called Recovery. Is this
>>> just a backup? What problems might be caused by deleting it?
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>Thanks! What's the key combo?

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Tom Scales - 29 Jun 2007 17:25 GMT

Will F12 give that option?

I know restore is CTRL + F11

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Ben Myers - 29 Jun 2007 19:28 GMT

Well, F12 gives all the boot options, including the options to diagnose and to
restore. At least, that's the way it is with some Dell BIOSes. Mileage with
your BIOS may vary... Ben Myers

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