Lenovo 3493, 3493DFU, 3496 Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtocreaterecoverymediaondifferentoperatingsystems.

Note:OntheWindows7operatingsystem,youcancreaterecoverymediausingdiscsorexternalUSB

storagedevices.OntheWindowsVistaoperatingsystem,youcancreaterecoverymediausingonlydiscs,

sothisoperationisalsocalled“creatingProductRecoverydiscs.”

TocreaterecoverymediaontheWindows7operatingsystem,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙Lenovo

ThinkVantageTools➙FactoryRecoveryDisks.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtouserecoverymediaondifferentoperatingsystems.

OntheWindows7operatingsystem,youcanuserecoverymediatorestorethecontentsoftheharddisk

drivetothefactorydefaultstate.Also,youcanuserecoverymediatoputthecomputerinanoperational

stateafterallothermethodsofharddiskdriverecoveryhavefailed.

Attention:Whenyouuserecoverymediatorestorethecontentsoftheharddisktothefactorydefaultstate,

allthelescurrentlyontheharddiskdrivewillbedeletedandreplacedbythefactorydefaultles.

TouserecoverymediaontheWindows7operatingsystem,dothefollowing:

1.Dependingonthetypeofyourrecoverymedia,connectthebootmedium(memorykeyorotherUSB

storagedevice)tothecomputer,orinsertthebootdiscintotheopticaldrive.

2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhenthePleaseselect

bootdevicewindowopens,releasetheF12key.

3.SelectthedesiredstartupdeviceandpressEnter.Therestoreprocessbegins.

4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetheoperation.

Note:Afterrestoringyourcomputerharddiskdrivetothefactorydefaultstate,youmighthavetoreinstall

devicedriversforsomedevices.See“Reinstallingdevicedrivers”onpage74.

Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations

TheRescueandRecoveryprogramenablesyoutobackupallyourharddiskdrivecontentsincludingthe

operatingsystem,datales,softwareprograms,andpersonalsettings.Youcandesignatewherethe

RescueandRecoveryprogramstoresthebackup:

•Inaprotectedar eaofyourharddiskdrive

•Onthesecondaryharddiskdriveifasecondaryharddiskdriveisinstalledinyourcomputer

•OnanattachedexternalUSBhar ddiskdrive

•Onanetworkdrive

•Onrecordablediscs(arecordableopticaldriveisrequir edforthisoption)

Afteryouhavebackedupthecontentsoftheharddiskdrive,youcanrestorethecompletecontentsofthe

harddiskdrive,restoreselectedlesonly,orrestoretheWindowsoperatingsystemandapplicationsonly

whilekeepingtheotherdataonyourharddiskdrive.

ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoperformabackupoperationusingtheRescueandRecovery

programondifferentoperatingsystems.

•ToperformabackupoperationusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogramontheWindows7operating

system,dothefollowing:

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