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Important service information, Recovering the computer settings, Using passwords

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Chapter 3. Important service information This chapter presents the following information: • "Recovering the computer settings" on page 25 • "Using passwords" on page 25 • "Power management" on page 26 Recovering the computer settings This topic provides information about the recovery programs that are available for you to recover the computer settings. • Windows 7: The following recovery programs are available on computers with a Windows 7 operating system: - OneKey® Recovery Pro The OneKey Recovery Pro program enables you to back up all your hard disk drive contents, including the operating system, data files, software programs, and personal settings. You can designate where the OneKey Recovery Pro program stores the backup. After you have backed up the contents on the hard disk drive, you can restore the complete contents of the hard disk drive, restore only the desired files, or restore only the Windows operating system and applications. - Product Recovery The Product Recovery program enables you to restore the computer settings to the factory default settings through recovery media. Attention: When you use the Product Recovery program to restore the computer settings, all the data you have stored on the hard disk drive will be deleted and the computer settings will be restored to the factory default settings. During the restoring process, you will be given the option to save one or more files currently on the hard disk drive to other media before the data is deleted. • Windows 8.1: The preinstalled Windows recovery program enables you to do the following: - Refreshing the computer without losing personal files - Restoring the computer to the factory default settings Attention: When you use the Windows recovery program to restore the computer settings, all the data you have stored on the hard disk drive will be deleted and the computer will be restored to the factory default settings. To avoid data loss, back up your data in advance. - Configuring the advanced startup options The advanced startup options enable you to do the following: - Changing the startup settings of the Windows operating system - Restoring the Windows operating system from a system image - Starting up from an external device For more information about the recovery solutions, refer to the help information system of the programs. Using passwords You can set the following types of passwords to protect unauthorized access to your computer. © Copyright Lenovo 2014 25

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Chapter 3.
Important service information
Thischapterpresentsthefollowinginformation:
•“Recoveringthecomputersettings”onpage25
• “Using passwords” on page 25
• “Power management” on page 26
Recovering the computer settings
Thistopicprovidesinformationabouttherecoveryprogramsthatareavailableforyoutorecoverthe
computersettings.
•Windows7:ThefollowingrecoveryprogramsareavailableoncomputerswithaWindows7operating
system:
– OneKey
®
RecoveryPro
TheOneKeyRecoveryProprogramenablesyoutobackupallyourharddiskdrivecontents,including
theoperatingsystem,datafiles,softwareprograms,andpersonalsettings.Youcandesignatewhere
theOneKeyRecoveryProprogramstoresthebackup.Afteryouhavebackedupthecontentsonthe
harddiskdrive,youcanrestorethecompletecontentsoftheharddiskdrive,restoreonlythedesired
files,orrestoreonlytheWindowsoperatingsystemandapplications.
– Product Recovery
TheProductRecoveryprogramenablesyoutorestorethecomputersettingstothefactorydefault
settingsthroughrecoverymedia.
Attention:
WhenyouusetheProductRecoveryprogramtorestorethecomputersettings,allthedata
youhavestoredontheharddiskdrivewillbedeletedandthecomputersettingswillberestoredtothe
factorydefaultsettings.Duringtherestoringprocess,youwillbegiventheoptiontosaveoneormore
filescurrentlyontheharddiskdrivetoothermediabeforethedataisdeleted.
•Windows8.1:ThepreinstalledWindowsrecoveryprogramenablesyoutodothefollowing:
–Refreshingthecomputerwithoutlosingpersonalfiles
–Restoringthecomputertothefactorydefaultsettings
Attention:
WhenyouusetheWindowsrecoveryprogramtorestorethecomputersettings,allthedata
youhavestoredontheharddiskdrivewillbedeletedandthecomputerwillberestoredtothefactory
defaultsettings.Toavoiddataloss,backupyourdatainadvance.
– Configuring the advanced startup options
Theadvancedstartupoptionsenableyoutodothefollowing:
–ChangingthestartupsettingsoftheWindowsoperatingsystem
–RestoringtheWindowsoperatingsystemfromasystemimage
– Starting up from an external device
Formoreinformationabouttherecoverysolutions,refertothehelpinformationsystemoftheprograms.
Using passwords
Youcansetthefollowingtypesofpasswordstoprotectunauthorizedaccesstoyourcomputer.
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