Note:IftheRescueandRecoveryworkspacefailstoopen,see“Solvingrecoveryproblems”onpage68.
4.Dooneofthefollowing:
•Torescuelesfromyourharddiskdriveorfromabackup,clickRescuelesandfollowthe
instructionsonthescreen.
•TorestoreyourharddiskdrivefromaRescueandRecoverybackuportorestoreyourharddiskdrive
tothefactorydefaultsettings,clickRestoreyoursystemandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
FormoreinformationaboutthefeaturesoftheRescueandRecoveryworkspace,clickHelp.
Notes:
1.Aft errestoringyourharddiskdrivetothefactorydefaultsettings,youmighthavetoreinstalldevice
driversforsomedevices.See“Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsanddevicedrivers”onpage67.
2.SomecomputerscomewithMicrosoftOfceorMicrosoftWorkspreinstalled.Ifyouneedtorecover
orreinstallyourMicrosoftOfceorMicrosoftWorksapplications,youmustusetheMicrosoftOfce
CDorMicrosoftWorksCD.Thesediscsarepr ovidedonlywithcomputerspreinstalledwithMicrosoft
OfceorMicrosoftWorks.
Creatingandusingarescuemedium
Witharescuemedium,suchasadiscoraUSBharddiskdrive,youcanrecoverthecomputerfromfailures
thatpreventyoufromgainingaccesstotheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceonyourharddiskdrive.
Notes:
1.Therecoveryoperationsyoucanperformusingarescuemediumvarydependingontheoperating
system.
2.Therescuedisccanbestartedinalltypesofopticaldrives.
Creatingarescuemedium
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtocreatearescuemedium.
Tocreatearescuemedium,dothefollowing:
1.F romtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkV antageTools➙Enhanced
BackupandRestore.TheRescueandRecoveryprogramopens.
2.IntheRescueandRecoverymainwindow,clicktheLaunchadvancedRescueandRecoveryarrow.
3.ClicktheCreateRescueMediaicon.TheCreateRescueandRecoveryMediawindowopens.
4.IntheRescueMediaarea,selectthetypeofther escuemediumyouwanttocreate.Youcancreatea
rescuemediumusingadisc,aUSBharddiskdrive,orasecondaryinternalharddiskdrive.
5.ClickOKandfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentocr eatearescuemedium.
Usingarescuemedium
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtousetherescuemediumyouhavecreated.
•Ifyouhavecreatedarescuemediumusingadisc,usethefollowinginstructionstousetherescuemedium:
1.T urnoffyourcomputer.
2.Repeat edlypressandr eleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer .WhentheBootMenuis
displayed,releasetheF12key.
3.IntheBootMenuwindow,selectthedesiredopticaldriveastherstbootdevice.Then,insertthe
rescuediscintotheopticaldriveandpressEnter.Therescuemediumstarts.
•IfyouhavecreatedarescuemediumusingaUSBharddiskdrive,usethefollowinginstructionsto
usetherescuemedium:
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