Creatingrecoverymedia
Note:OntheWindows7operatingsystem,youcancreaterecoverymediausingdiscsorexternalUSB
storagedevices.
TocreaterecoverymediaontheWindows7operatingsystem,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙Lenovo
ThinkVantageTools➙FactoryRecoveryDisks.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Usingrecoverymedia
OntheWindows7operatingsystemoperatingsystem,youcanuserecoverymediatorestorethecomputer
tothefactorydefaultsettingsonly.
Attention:Whenyouuserecoverymediatorestorethecomputertothefactorydefaultsettings,alltheles
currentlyontheharddiskdrivewillbedeletedandreplacedbythefactorydefaultsettings.
TouserecoverymediaontheWindows7operatingsystemoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.Dependingonthetypeofyourrecoverymedia,connectthebootmedium(memorykeyorotherUSB
storagedevice)tothecomputer,orinsertthebootdiscintotheopticaldrive.
2.Turnoffthecomputerandthenturniton.
3.WhenThinkPadlogoisdisplayed,repeatedlypressandreleasetheF12key.WhentheBootMenu
windowopens,releasetheF12key.
4.SelectthedesiredstartupdeviceandpressEnter.Therestoreprocessbegins.
5.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetheoperation.
Notes:
1.Afterrestoringyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings,youmighthavetoreinstalldevicedrivers
forsomedevices.See“Reinstallingpreinstalledprogramsanddevicedrivers”onpage63.
2.SomecomputerscomewithMicrosoftOfceorMicrosoftWorkspreinstalled.Ifyouneedtorecover
orreinstallyourMicrosoftOfceorMicrosoftWorksapplications,youmustusetheMicrosoftOfce
CDorMicrosoftWorksCD.ThesediscsareprovidedonlywithcomputerspreinstalledwithMicrosoft
OfceorMicrosoftWorks.
Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations
UsetheRescueandRecoveryprogramt obackupallyourharddiskdrivecontentsincludingtheoperating
system,datales,softwareprograms,andpersonalsettings.YoucandesignatewheretheRescueand
Recoveryprogramstoresthebackup:
•Inaprotectedareaofyourharddiskdrive
•Onthesecondaryharddiskdriveifasecondaryharddiskdriveisinstalledinyourcomputer
•Onanattachede xternalUSBharddiskdrive
•Onanetworkdrive
•Onr ecordablediscs(arecordableopticaldriveisrequiredforthisoption)
Afteryouhavebackedupthecontentsontheharddiskdrive,youcanrestorethecompletecontentsofthe
harddiskdrive,restoreonlytheselectedles,orrestor eonlytheWindowsoperatingsystemandapplications.
Performingabackupoperation
ToperformabackupoperationusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogr amontheWindows7operating
system,dothefollowing:
1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageTools➙Enhanced
BackupandRestore.TheRescueandRecoveryprogramopens.
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