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Chapter 4. Recovery options Using Rescue and Recovery If Windows is not running properly, use the Rescue and Recovery workspace to help solve or identify your problem. Do the following: 1. Turn off your PC, then turn it on again. 2. Watch the screen carefully while your PC starts. When "To interrupt normal startup, press the blue ThinkVantage button" message is displayed at the lower left of the screen, press the blue ThinkVantage button. The Rescue and Recovery workspace opens. 3. After the Rescue and Recovery workspace opens, you can do the following: v Rescue and Restore your files, folders, or backups. v Configure your system settings and passwords. v Troubleshoot and diagnose problems using diagnostics. For more information about using Rescue and Recovery features, see the "Recovery overview" section of the Access Help. Restoring factory contents Instead of providing a recovery CD or a Windows CD with your computer, Lenovo provides simpler methods of accomplishing the tasks typically associated with these CDs. The files and programs for these alternative methods are on your hard disk, which eliminates having to locate misplaced CDs and problems associated with using an incorrect CD version. The complete backup of all the files and programs that Lenovo preinstalled on your computer resides in a hidden protected area, or partition, of the hard disk. Although hidden, the backups in the partition consume hard disk space. Therefore, when checking the capacity of your hard disk according to Windows, you might note that the total capacity of the disk appears to be smaller than anticipated. This discrepancy is explained by the contents of the hidden partition. The Product Recovery Program contained within this area enables you to restore the complete contents of your hard disk to the same state as it was when originally shipped from the factory. © Copyright Lenovo 2006 25

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Chapter
4.
Recovery
options
Using
Rescue
and
Recovery
If
Windows
is
not
running
properly,
use
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace
to
help
solve
or
identify
your
problem.
Do
the
following:
1.
Turn
off
your
PC,
then
turn
it
on
again.
2.
Watch
the
screen
carefully
while
your
PC
starts.
When
“To
interrupt
normal
startup,
press
the
blue
ThinkVantage
button”
message
is
displayed
at
the
lower
left
of
the
screen,
press
the
blue
ThinkVantage
button.
The
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace
opens.
3.
After
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace
opens,
you
can
do
the
following:
v
Rescue
and
Restore
your
files,
folders,
or
backups.
v
Configure
your
system
settings
and
passwords.
v
Troubleshoot
and
diagnose
problems
using
diagnostics.
For
more
information
about
using
Rescue
and
Recovery
features,
see
the
“Recovery
overview”
section
of
the
Access
Help.
Restoring
factory
contents
Instead
of
providing
a
recovery
CD
or
a
Windows
CD
with
your
computer,
Lenovo
provides
simpler
methods
of
accomplishing
the
tasks
typically
associated
with
these
CDs.
The
files
and
programs
for
these
alternative
methods
are
on
your
hard
disk,
which
eliminates
having
to
locate
misplaced
CDs
and
problems
associated
with
using
an
incorrect
CD
version.
The
complete
backup
of
all
the
files
and
programs
that
Lenovo
preinstalled
on
your
computer
resides
in
a
hidden
protected
area,
or
partition,
of
the
hard
disk.
Although
hidden,
the
backups
in
the
partition
consume
hard
disk
space.
Therefore,
when
checking
the
capacity
of
your
hard
disk
according
to
Windows,
you
might
note
that
the
total
capacity
of
the
disk
appears
to
be
smaller
than
anticipated.
This
discrepancy
is
explained
by
the
contents
of
the
hidden
partition.
The
Product
Recovery
Program
contained
within
this
area
enables
you
to
restore
the
complete
contents
of
your
hard
disk
to
the
same
state
as
it
was
when
originally
shipped
from
the
factory.
©
Copyright
Lenovo
2006
25