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Creating a rescue medium This section provides instructions on how to create a rescue medium on different operating systems. v To create a rescue medium on the Windows 7 operating system, do the following: 1. From the Windows desktop, click Start → All Programs → Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools → Enhanced Backup and Restore. The Rescue and Recovery program opens. 2. In the Rescue and Recovery main window, click the Launch advanced Rescue and Recovery arrow. 3. Click the Create Rescue Media icon. The Create Rescue and Recovery Media window opens. 4. In the Rescue Media area, select the type of the rescue medium you want to create. You can create a rescue medium using a disc, a USB hard disk drive, or a secondary internal hard disk drive. 5. Click OK and follow the instructions on the screen to create a rescue medium. v To create a rescue medium on the Windows XP operating system, do the following: 1. From the Windows desktop, click Start → All Programs → ThinkVantage → Create Recovery Media. The Create Rescue and Recovery Media window opens. 2. In the Rescue Media area, select the type of the rescue medium you want to create. You can create a rescue medium using a disc, a USB hard disk drive, or a secondary internal hard disk drive. 3. Click OK and follow the instructions on the screen to create a rescue medium. Using a rescue medium This section provides instructions on how to use the rescue medium you have created. v If you have created a rescue medium using a disc, do the following to use the rescue medium: 1. Turn off your computer. 2. Repeatedly press and release the F12 key when turning on the computer. When the Startup Device Menu opens, release the F12 key. 3. On the Startup Device Menu, select the desired optical drive as the first boot device. Then, insert the rescue disc into the optical drive and press Enter. The rescue medium starts. v If you have created a rescue medium using a USB hard disk drive, do the following to use the rescue medium: 1. Attach the USB hard disk drive to one of the USB connectors on your computer. 2. Repeatedly press and release the F12 key when turning on the computer. When the Startup Device Menu opens, release the F12 key. 3. On the Startup Device Menu, select the USB hard disk drive as the first boot device and press Enter. The rescue medium starts. 18 User Guide

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Creating a rescue medium
This section provides instructions on how to create a rescue medium on different
operating systems.
v
To create a rescue medium on the Windows 7 operating system, do the
following:
1.
From the Windows desktop, click
Start
→
All Programs
→
Lenovo
ThinkVantage Tools
→
Enhanced Backup and Restore
. The Rescue and
Recovery program opens.
2.
In the Rescue and Recovery main window, click the
Launch advanced
Rescue and Recovery
arrow.
3.
Click the
Create Rescue Media
icon. The Create Rescue and Recovery Media
window opens.
4.
In the
Rescue Media
area, select the type of the rescue medium you want to
create. You can create a rescue medium using a disc, a USB hard disk drive,
or a secondary internal hard disk drive.
5.
Click
OK
and follow the instructions on the screen to create a rescue
medium.
v
To create a rescue medium on the Windows XP operating system, do the
following:
1.
From the Windows desktop, click
Start
→
All Programs
→
ThinkVantage
→
Create Recovery Media
. The Create Rescue and Recovery Media window
opens.
2.
In the
Rescue Media
area, select the type of the rescue medium you want to
create. You can create a rescue medium using a disc, a USB hard disk drive,
or a secondary internal hard disk drive.
3.
Click
OK
and follow the instructions on the screen to create a rescue
medium.
Using a rescue medium
This section provides instructions on how to use the rescue medium you have
created.
v
If you have created a rescue medium using a disc, do the following to use the
rescue medium:
1.
Turn off your computer.
2.
Repeatedly press and release the F12 key when turning on the computer.
When the
Startup Device Menu
opens, release the F12 key.
3.
On the
Startup Device Menu
, select the desired optical drive as the first boot
device. Then, insert the rescue disc into the optical drive and press Enter. The
rescue medium starts.
v
If you have created a rescue medium using a USB hard disk drive, do the
following to use the rescue medium:
1.
Attach the USB hard disk drive to one of the USB connectors on your
computer.
2.
Repeatedly press and release the F12 key when turning on the computer.
When the
Startup Device Menu
opens, release the F12 key.
3.
On the
Startup Device Menu
, select the USB hard disk drive as the first boot
device and press Enter. The rescue medium starts.
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