Onthesecondaryharddiskdriveifasecondaryharddiskdriveisinstalledinyourcomputer
OnanattachedexternalUSBharddiskdrive
Onanetworkdrive
Onrecordablediscs(arecordableopticaldriveisrequiredforthisoption)
Afteryouhavebackedupthecontentsontheharddiskdrive,youcanrestorethecompletecontentsofthe
harddiskdrive,restoreonlytheselectedles,orrestoreonlytheWindowsoperatingsystemandapplications.
Performingabackupoperation
ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoperformabackupoperationusingtheRescueandRecovery
programondifferentoperatingsystems.
ToperformabackupoperationusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogramontheWindows7operating
system,dothefollowing:
1.F romtheWindowsdesktop,clickStartAllProgramsLenovoThinkVantageTools
EnhancedBackupandRestore.TheRescueandRecoveryprogramopens.
2.IntheRescueandRecoverymainwindow,clicktheLaunchadvancedRescueandRecoveryarrow.
3.ClickBackupyourharddriveandselectbackupoperationoptions.Then,followtheinstructionson
thescreentocompletethebackupoperation.
ToperformabackupoperationusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogramontheWindowsVistaoperating
systemortheWindowsXPoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.F romtheWindowsdesktop,clickStartAllProgramsThinkVantageRescueandRecovery.
TheRescueandRecoveryprogramopens.
2.IntheRescueandRecoverymainwindow,clickLaunchadvancedRescueandRecoveryBack
upyourharddrive,andselectbackupoperationoptions.
3.F ollowtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletethebackupoperation.
Performingarecoveryoperation
ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoperformarecoveryoperationusingtheRescueandRecovery
programondifferentoperatingsystems.
Toperformar ecoveryoperationusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogramontheWindows7operating
system,dothefollowing:
1.F romtheWindowsdesktop,clickStartAllProgramsLenovoThinkVantageTools
EnhancedBackupandRestore.TheRescueandRecoveryprogramopens.
2.IntheRescueandRecoverymainwindow,clicktheLaunchadvancedRescueandRecoveryarrow.
3.ClicktheRestoreyoursystemfromabackupicon.
4.F ollowtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetherecoveryoperation.
ToperformarecoveryoperationusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogramontheWindowsVistaoperating
systemortheWindowsXPoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.F romtheWindowsdesktop,clickStartAllProgramsThinkVantageRescueandRecovery.
TheRescueandRecoveryprogramopens.
2.IntheRescueandRecoverymainwindow,clickLaunchadvancedRescueandRecovery.
3.ClicktheRestoreyoursystemfromabackupicon.
4.F ollowtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetherecoveryoperation.
FormoreinformationaboutperformingarecoveryoperationfromtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace,see
“UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace”onpage48.
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