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10-8 HP Disaster Recovery Glossary
HP Disaster Recovery Glossary
This glossary contains common computer terms used in this chapter, and
terms that relate specifically to HP Disaster Recovery.
BIOS An acronym for Basic Input Output System, a low-level operating system
that runs below Windows and DOS.
blank HP CD-R HP manufactured CD-R (compact disc recordable) that has no data
written to it.
blank HP CD-RW HP manufactured CD-RW (compact disc re-writable) that contains no
data, or contains data which can be overwritten.
disc HP manufactured CD-R (compact disc recordable) or CD-RW (compact
disc re-writable).
diskettes/disk The floppy disks required to create the Disaster Recovery Set. Must have
the following attributes:
■ 3.5”
■ 1.44MB
■ blank/formatted (no data)
DR set Disaster Recovery Set consisting of the diskettes and discs which contain
the information necessary to recover your data in the event of a hard
drive failure.
Windows 95/98 users will require:
■ Up to two (2) blank, formatted 1.44MB diskettes
■ Windows 95/98 installation CD
■ One or more blank HP CD-R/CD-RW discs
Windows NT users will require:
■ Four (4) blank, formatted 1.44MB diskettes
■ Windows NT installation CD
■ One or more blank HP CD-R/CD-RW discs
DOS An acronym for Disk Operating System, a simple operating system that
resides on your Windows 95/98 Startup Disk.