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Chapter 3. Lenovo OneKey Recovery System The Lenovo OneKey Recovery System is software designed to back up and restore your computer. You can use it to restore the system partition to its original status in case of a system failure. You can also create user backups for easy restoration as required. Notes: • If your computer is preinstalled with a GNU/Linux operating system, OneKey Recovery System is not available. • To utilize the features of the OneKey Recovery System, your hard disk already includes a hidden partition by default to store the system image file and the OneKey Recovery System program files. This default partition is hidden for security reasons, which explains why the available disk space is less than the stated capacity.  Backing up the system partition You can back up the system partition to an image file. To back up the system partition: 1 Press the Novo button to start the Lenovo OneKey Recovery System. 2 Click System Backup. 3 Select a back-up location and click Next to start the backup. Notes: • You can choose a back-up location on the local hard disk drive or an external storage device. • Remove the removable hard disk drive before starting the Lenovo OneKey Recovery System. Otherwise, data from the removable hard disk drive might be lost. • The back-up process may take a while. • The back-up process is only available when Windows can be started normally.  Restoring You can choose to restore the system partition to its original status or to a previously created back-up point. To restore the system partition: 1 Press the Novo button to start the Lenovo OneKey Recovery System. 2 Click System Recovery. The computer will restart to the recovery environment. 3 Follow the on-screen instructions to restore the system partition to its original status or to a previously created back-up point. Notes: • The recovery process is irreversible. Make sure to back up any data you wish to save on the system partition before starting the recovery process. • The recovery process may take a while. So be sure to connect the AC power adapter to your computer during the recovery process. • The above instructions should be followed when Windows can be started normally. If Windows cannot be started, then follow the steps below to start the Lenovo OneKey Recovery System: 1 Shut down the computer. 2 Press the Novo button. From the Novo button menu, select the Lenovo OneKey Recovery System and press Enter. 22

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Chapter 3. Lenovo OneKey Recovery System
The Le
n
ovo O
n
eKey Recovery
S
ys
t
em
i
s sof
t
ware des
ign
ed
t
o back
u
p a
n
d
res
t
ore yo
u
r comp
ut
er. Yo
u
ca
n
u
se
it
t
o res
t
ore
t
he sys
t
em par
titi
o
n
t
o
it
s
or
igin
al s
t
a
tu
s
in
case of a sys
t
em fa
i
l
u
re. Yo
u
ca
n
also crea
t
e
u
ser back
u
ps
for easy res
t
ora
ti
o
n
as req
ui
red.
Backing up the system partition
Yo
u
ca
n
back
u
p
t
he sys
t
em par
titi
o
n
t
o a
n
i
ma
g
e f
i
le. To back
u
p
t
he sys
t
em par
titi
o
n
:
1
Press
t
he Novo b
utt
o
n
t
o s
t
ar
t
t
he Le
n
ovo O
n
eKey Recovery
S
ys
t
em.
2
Cl
i
ck
Sy
s
tem Backup
.
3
S
elec
t
a back-
u
p loca
ti
o
n
a
n
d cl
i
ck
Next
t
o s
t
ar
t
t
he back
u
p.
Restoring
Yo
u
ca
n
choose
t
o res
t
ore
t
he sys
t
em par
titi
o
n
t
o
it
s or
igin
al s
t
a
tu
s or
t
o a
prev
i
o
u
sly crea
t
ed back-
u
p po
int
. To res
t
ore
t
he sys
t
em par
titi
o
n
:
1
Press
t
he Novo b
utt
o
n
t
o s
t
ar
t
t
he Le
n
ovo O
n
eKey Recovery
S
ys
t
em.
2
Cl
i
ck
Sy
s
tem Recovery
. The comp
ut
er w
i
ll res
t
ar
t
t
o
t
he recovery e
n
v
i
ro
n
me
nt
.
3
Follow
t
he o
n
-scree
n
in
s
t
r
u
c
ti
o
n
s
t
o res
t
ore
t
he sys
t
em par
titi
o
n
t
o
it
s or
igin
al
s
t
a
tu
s or
t
o a prev
i
o
u
sly crea
t
ed back-
u
p po
int
.
If W
in
dows ca
nn
o
t
be s
t
ar
t
ed,
t
he
n
follow
t
he s
t
eps below
t
o s
t
ar
t
t
he Le
n
ovo
O
n
eKey Recovery
S
ys
t
em:
1
S
h
ut
dow
n
t
he comp
ut
er.
2
Press
t
he Novo b
utt
o
n
. From
t
he Novo b
utt
o
n
me
nu
, selec
t
t
he Le
n
ovo
O
n
eKey Recovery
S
ys
t
em a
n
d press
Ent
er.
Notes:
•
If yo
u
r comp
ut
er
i
s pre
in
s
t
alled w
it
h a GNU/L
inu
x opera
ting
sys
t
em, O
n
eKey Recovery
S
ys
t
em
i
s
n
o
t
ava
i
lable.
•
To
uti
l
i
ze
t
he fea
tu
res of
t
he O
n
eKey Recovery
S
ys
t
em, yo
u
r hard d
i
sk already
in
cl
u
des a
h
i
dde
n
par
titi
o
n
by defa
u
l
t
t
o s
t
ore
t
he sys
t
em
i
ma
g
e f
i
le a
n
d
t
he O
n
eKey Recovery
S
ys
t
em
pro
g
ram f
i
les. Th
i
s defa
u
l
t
par
titi
o
n
i
s h
i
dde
n
for sec
u
r
it
y reaso
n
s, wh
i
ch expla
in
s why
t
he
ava
i
lable d
i
sk space
i
s less
t
ha
n
t
he s
t
a
t
ed capac
it
y.
Notes:
•
Yo
u
ca
n
choose a back-
u
p loca
ti
o
n
o
n
t
he local hard d
i
sk dr
i
ve or a
n
ex
t
er
n
al s
t
ora
g
e dev
i
ce.
•
Remove
t
he removable hard d
i
sk dr
i
ve before s
t
ar
ting
t
he Le
n
ovo O
n
eKey Recovery
S
ys
t
em.
O
t
herw
i
se, da
t
a from
t
he removable hard d
i
sk dr
i
ve m
ig
h
t
be los
t
.
•
The back-
u
p process may
t
ake a wh
i
le.
•
The back-
u
p process
i
s o
n
ly ava
i
lable whe
n
W
in
dows ca
n
be s
t
ar
t
ed
n
ormally.
Notes:
•
The recovery process
i
s
i
rrevers
i
ble. Make s
u
re
t
o back
u
p a
n
y da
t
a yo
u
w
i
sh
t
o save o
n
t
he sys
t
em par
titi
o
n
before s
t
ar
ting
t
he recovery process.
•
The recovery process may
t
ake a wh
i
le.
S
o be s
u
re
t
o co
nn
ec
t
t
he AC power adap
t
er
t
o
yo
u
r comp
ut
er d
u
r
ing
t
he recovery process.
•
The above
in
s
t
r
u
c
ti
o
n
s sho
u
ld be followed whe
n
W
in
dows ca
n
be s
t
ar
t
ed
n
ormally.