Restoring Your Netbook
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Restoring Your System76 NetBook
System76 computers use a standard Ubuntu installation disc and the System76 Driver to fully restore your system to factory settings. This action will reformat your hard drive and remove all data from the computer. Backup any personal files in your home directory before installing.
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Directions
Download Ubuntu Netbook Remix 9.10 from here.
This action will reformat your hard drive and remove all data from the computer. Backup any personal files in your home directory before installing.
- If you are using 9.04 now, go to Administration > Add/Remove Applications and search for/install USB Startup Disk Creator.
- Then go to Administration > USB Startup Disk Creator to create a bootable USB driver with the image file you just downloaded.
- Boot from the USB drive by pressing F12 and choosing your USB drive
- Choose "Install Ubuntu" from the menu
- Complete the installation with your desired options
- Log into your newly installed system
- Connect to the internet (verify you're connected by going to a website)
- Go to Administration > Updatates
- Click "Check" and then "Install Updates"
- Reboot
- Download the latest System76 Driver from this link (it will be the second link from the bottom of the page)
http://planet76.com/repositories/
- Double click on the downloaded package to install
- Go to System > System76 Driver
- Choose the Restore tab and click Restore. Restore will take a few minutes.
That's it - your system is fully restored!
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System76 Driver Information
For detailed information about the System76 Driver click here
