Eli the Computer Guy

Info

• Level: Beginner
• Presenter: Eli the Computer Guy
• Date Created: May 26,2010
• Length of Class: 22 Minutes

Tracks

• Computer Repair

Prerequisites

• None

Purpose of Class

• Computer manufacturers no longer give you the disks required to repair your computer if you need to reinstall the operating system.  This class teaches students how to create recovery disks and how to use them.

Topics Covered

• Creating Recovery Disks
• Using Recovery Tools and Disks

Class Notes

1. Introduction
   1. If you don’t have your disks it will cost you $100-$150 to buy new ones
2. Creating Recovery Disks
   1. All manufacturers use different software
   2. Go to START->ALL PROGRAMS and then look for a folder with the name of the manufacturer, or something that says “Recovery”, or “Disaster”
3. Recovering a Computer
   1. Always backup your data before doing a recovery
   2. You can recover from a program when the computer is started, or you can use the recovery disks
   3. If you use the disks make sure the computers BIOS is set to boot off the the CD/DVD drive before the hard drive.

Eli the Computer Guy (426 Posts)

Eli the Computer Guy has 16 years experience in technology being the guy to fix "it". From the Army, to building out new satellite offices for the enterprise, to running his own shop with 9 full time employees Eli has real world experience with almost all systems that technicians will be working with. Eli has 1600 hours of formal technical beyond his Bachelors Degree in Criminal Justice on technologies ranging from Avaya PBX/ Audix to Microsoft, Red Hat Linux, MySQL, Cisco and much more.