Chapter5.Recoveryoverview
Thischapterprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutions.
•“RecoveryoverviewforWindows7models”onpage63
•“RecoveryoverviewforWindows8models”onpage68

RecoveryoverviewforWindows7models

ThissectionprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedbyLenovooncomputers
preinstalledwiththeWindows7operatingsystem.
Notes:
1.Thereareavarietyofmethodstochoosefromwhenconsideringhowtorecoverintheeventofa
software-orhardware-relatedproblem.Somemethodsvarydependingonthetypeofyouroperating
system.
2.Theproductontherecoverymediamightbeusedonlyforthefollowingpurposes:
•Restoretheproductpreinstalledonyourcomputer
•Reinstalltheproduct
•ModifytheproductusingtheAdditionalFiles
Notes:Topreventpotentialperformancerisksorunexpectedbehaviorthatmightbecausedbythenew
harddiskdrivetechnology,itisrecommendedthatyouuseoneofthefollowingback-upsoftwareprograms:
•ThinkVantageRescueandRecoveryversion4.3orlater(forWindows7)
•SymantecNortonGhostversion15orlater
Notes:Tousethisprogram,dothefollowing:
1.ClickStart➙Run.TheRunwindowopens.
2.T ypecmdintheeld.ThenclickOK.
3.T ypeghost-align=1mbandpressEnter.
•AcronisT rueImage2010orlater
•ParagonBackup&Recovery10Suiteorlater,ParagonBackup&Recovery10Homeorlater

Creatingandusingrecoverymedia

Youcanuserecoverymediatorestoretheharddiskdrivetothefactorydefaultsettings.Recoverymedia
areusefulifyoutransferthecomputertoanotherarea,sellthecomputer,recyclethecomputer ,orputthe
computerinanoperationalstateafterallothermethodsofrecoveryhavefailed.Asaprecautionarymeasure,
itisimportanttocreater ecoverymediaasearlyaspossible.
Note:Therecoveryoper ationsyoucanperformusingrecoverymediavarydependingontheoperating
systemfromwhichtherecoverymediawerecreated.Therecoverymediamightcontainabootmedium
andadatamedium.Y ourMicrosoftWindowslicensepermitsyoutocreateonlyonedatamedium,soitis
importantthatyoustoretherecoverymediainasafeplaceafteryouhavemadethem.
Creatingrecoverymedia
Note:OntheWindows7operatingsystem,youcancreaterecoverymediausingdiscsorexternalUSB
storagedevices.
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