OS discs? The machine should have come with backup DVD or CD's
I haven't seen PCs come with backup discs for a while now. Most PCs now come with an extra partition, a restore partition.
One reason I don't buy factory built PC's. Restore partition means you've just lost a bunch of space on your HD, and like you say if the HD fails you're SOL.
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BTW your machine should have a windows sticker on the side or somewhere else with the windows license number. You can ask a neighbor if they have a disk (XP I'm assuming?) and restore it with that, just use your license number to activate.
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