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Recovery options Notes: 1. If the optical drive is not attached to your ThinkPad computer during recovery, DVD software and CD-recording software will not be installed. To ensure that they will be installed correctly, install the optical drive in the Ultrabay Slim or Ultrabay Enhanced before performing a recovery operation. 2. The recovery process might take up to 2 hours. To recover the hard disk to its original contents, do the following: Attention: All of the files on the primary hard disk partition (usually drive C) will be lost in the recovery process. However, before any data is overwritten, you will be given the opportunity to save one or more files to other media. 1. If possible, save all your files and shut down your operating system. 2. Turn off your computer for at least 5 seconds. 3. Turn on your computer. Watch the display carefully. While the message, "To interrupt normal startup, press the blue ThinkVantage button" is displayed, press the ThinkVantage button. The ThinkVantage Rescue and Recovery workspace opens. 4. Click Restore your system and follow the instructions on the screen. Recovering data If you performed a backup operation using the Rescue and Recovery program, you also have one or more backups stored that reflect the contents of the hard disk as it existed at various points in time. These backups might be stored on your hard disk, or a network drive, or on removable media, depending on the options you selected during the backup operation. You can use either the Rescue and Recovery program or the Rescue and Recovery workspace to restore the contents of the hard disk to an earlier state using any of the stored backups. The Rescue and Recovery workspace runs independently of the Windows operating system. Therefore, you can start it by pressing the blue ThinkVantage button when prompted during startup. After the Rescue and Recovery workspace opens you can perform a recovery operation, even if you are unable to start Windows. Installing a new operating system For how to install a new operating system, see the Advanced configuration section in online Access Help. 26 ThinkPad® X60 Service and Troubleshooting Guide

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Notes:
1.
If
the
optical
drive
is
not
attached
to
your
ThinkPad
computer
during
recovery,
DVD
software
and
CD-recording
software
will
not
be
installed.
To
ensure
that
they
will
be
installed
correctly,
install
the
optical
drive
in
the
Ultrabay
Slim
or
Ultrabay
Enhanced
before
performing
a
recovery
operation.
2.
The
recovery
process
might
take
up
to
2
hours.
To
recover
the
hard
disk
to
its
original
contents,
do
the
following:
Attention:
All
of
the
files
on
the
primary
hard
disk
partition
(usually
drive
C)
will
be
lost
in
the
recovery
process.
However,
before
any
data
is
overwritten,
you
will
be
given
the
opportunity
to
save
one
or
more
files
to
other
media.
1.
If
possible,
save
all
your
files
and
shut
down
your
operating
system.
2.
Turn
off
your
computer
for
at
least
5
seconds.
3.
Turn
on
your
computer.
Watch
the
display
carefully.
While
the
message,
“To
interrupt
normal
startup,
press
the
blue
ThinkVantage
button”
is
displayed,
press
the
ThinkVantage
button.
The
ThinkVantage
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace
opens.
4.
Click
Restore
your
system
and
follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen.
Recovering
data
If
you
performed
a
backup
operation
using
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
program,
you
also
have
one
or
more
backups
stored
that
reflect
the
contents
of
the
hard
disk
as
it
existed
at
various
points
in
time.
These
backups
might
be
stored
on
your
hard
disk,
or
a
network
drive,
or
on
removable
media,
depending
on
the
options
you
selected
during
the
backup
operation.
You
can
use
either
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
program
or
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace
to
restore
the
contents
of
the
hard
disk
to
an
earlier
state
using
any
of
the
stored
backups.
The
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace
runs
independently
of
the
Windows
operating
system.
Therefore,
you
can
start
it
by
pressing
the
blue
ThinkVantage
button
when
prompted
during
startup.
After
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace
opens
you
can
perform
a
recovery
operation,
even
if
you
are
unable
to
start
Windows.
Installing
a
new
operating
system
For
how
to
install
a
new
operating
system,
see
the
Advanced
configuration
section
in
online
Access
Help.
Recovery
options
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ThinkPad
®
X60
Service
and
Troubleshooting
Guide