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Is this a better rephrase:
1Sudden power-off may damage the file system, or even cause the failure of the system reboot.
Rephrased:
• A sudden disruption of power supply may damage the file system, or may even cause failure of the system to reboot.
2. This section describes how to plan the installation path for the software of the N2000 UMS
rephrased:
This section describes how to plan the path for installing the N2000 UMS software.
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Is this a better rephrase:
1Sudden power-off may damage the file system, or even cause the failure of the system reboot.
Rephrased:
• A sudden disruption of power supply may damage the file system, or may even cause failure of the system to reboot.
2. This section describes how to plan the installation path for the software of the N2000 UMS
rephrased:
This section describes how to plan the path for installing the N2000 UMS software.
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[quote=hemmin;170562] Is this a better rephrase:
1Sudden power-off may damage the file system, or even cause the failure of the system reboot.
Rephrased:

• A sudden disruption of the power supply may damage the file system, or may even cause failure of the system reboot. This would be an alternative. "system reboot" is a technical term.

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