Creatingrecoverymedia
Note:OntheWindows7operatingsystem,youcancreaterecoverymediausingdiscsorexternalUSB
storagedrives.
TocreaterecoverymediaontheWindows7operatingsystem,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙Lenovo
ThinkVantageTools➙FactoryRecoveryDisks.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Usingrecoverymedia
Attention:Whenyouuserecoverymediatorestoretheharddiskdrivetothefactory-defaultstate,allthe
filescurrentlyontheharddiskdrivewillbedeleted.Thesefileswillbereplacedbythefactory-defaultfiles.
TouserecoverymediaontheWindows7operatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.Dependingonthetypeofyourrecoverymedia,connectthebootUSBstoragedrivetothecomputer,or
insertthebootdiscintotheopticaldrive.
2.Turnonorrestartyourcomputer.
3.Whenyouseethelogoscreen,repeatedlypressandreleasetheF12key.TheStartupDeviceMenu
windowisdisplayed.
4.SelectthedesiredstartupdeviceandpressEnter.Therestoreprocessbegins.
5.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetheoperation.
Note:Afterrestoringyourcomputerharddiskdrivetothefactory-defaultstate,youmighthavetoreinstall
devicedriversforsomedevices.See“Reinstallingprogramsanddevicedrivers”onpage106.
Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations
TheRescueandRecoveryprogramenablesyoutobackupallyourharddiskdrivecontentsincluding
theoperatingsystem,datafiles,softwareprograms,andpersonalsettings.Youcanstorethebackupat
thefollowinglocations:
•TheRescueandRecoveryworkspace
•Thesecondaryharddiskdriveifasecondaryharddiskdriveisinstalledinyourcomputer
•AnexternalUSBharddiskdriveconnectedtoyourcomputer
•Anetworkdrive
•Recordablediscs(arecordableopticaldriveisrequiredforthisoption)
Afteryouhavecompletedthebackupoperation,youcanrestorepartsorwholeofthedataonthehard
diskdrive.
Performingabackupoperation
ToperformabackupoperationusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogramontheWindows7operating
system,dothefollowing:
1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageTools➙Enhanced
BackupandRestore.TheRescueandRecoveryprogramopens.
2.IntheRescueandRecoverymainwindow,clicktheLaunchadvancedRescueandRecoveryarrow.
3.ClickBackupyourharddriveandselectbackupoperationoptions.Then,followtheinstructionson
thescreentocompletethebackupoperation.
Performingarecoveryoperation
Thissectionprovidesthefollowingtopics:
•“PerformingarecoveryoperationfromWindows7”onpage105
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