Performing a Factory Reset from BIOS (Microsoft Windows)

This method applies to all 625/655 workstations running Microsoft Windows. To perform system recovery from the BIOS:

  1. Power on or restart the workstation.
  2. Enter the BIOS.
    1. Tap the lower left or lower right portion of the bootup screen to enter the BIOS Configuration Utility
  3. Tap the Oracle Workstation option.
    This figure shows the Oracle Workstation option.
  4. From the list of options on the left scrolling panel, select Factory Recovery, and then select Enabled from the drop-down list.
  5. Tap Home.
  6. Tap Save and Exit, tap Exit Saving Changes, and then tap Yes to confirm. The workstation restarts automatically.
  7. On the Choose an Option screen, tap Troubleshoot.
  8. For the 610:
    1. On the Troubleshoot screen, tap Factory Reset.
    2. Type y to reset the Windows partition to the factory default.
When the restoration completes and the workstation restarts, you can begin the operating system setup.