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Note: Your Microsoft Windows license permits you to create only one set of Product Recovery discs, so it is important that you store the discs in a safe place after you make them. To create Product Recovery discs, do the following: 1. From the Windows desktop, click Start -> Programs (or if you are using Windows XP, click All Programs), -> Access IBM-> Create Product Recovery discs. 2. Follow the instructions on the screen. To use Product Recovery discs, do the following: Attention: When you restore the factory contents from the Product Recovery discs, all files currently on the hard disk will be deleted and replaced with the original factory contents. 1. Insert the Rescue and Recovery disc into your CD or DVD drive. 2. Restart your computer. 3. After a short delay, the Rescue and Recovery workspace opens. Note: If the Rescue and Recovery workspace fails to open, you might not have your startup device (CD drive or DVD drive) set correctly in your BIOS startup sequence. See "Setting a rescue device in the startup sequence" on page 18 for more information. 4. In the Rescue and Recovery menu, click Restore your system (or Restore factory contents for some models). 5. Follow the instructions on the screen. Insert the appropriate Product Recovery disc when prompted. Note: After restoring your hard disk to the original factory content, you might have to reinstall some software or drivers. See ″Post-recovery notes″ on page 15 for details. Backup and recovery The Rescue and Recovery program enables you to back up your complete hard disk contents including the operating system, data files, application programs, and personal settings. You can designate where the Rescue and Recovery program stores the backup: v On a protected area of your hard disk v On a second hard disk installed in your computer v On an externally attached USB hard disk v On a network drive 12 Quick Reference

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Note:
Your
Microsoft
Windows
license
permits
you
to
create
only
one
set
of
Product
Recovery
discs,
so
it
is
important
that
you
store
the
discs
in
a
safe
place
after
you
make
them.
To
create
Product
Recovery
discs,
do
the
following:
1.
From
the
Windows
desktop,
click
Start
->
Programs
(or
if
you
are
using
Windows
XP,
click
All
Programs
),
->
Access
IBM
->
Create
Product
Recovery
discs
.
2.
Follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen.
To
use
Product
Recovery
discs,
do
the
following:
Attention:
When
you
restore
the
factory
contents
from
the
Product
Recovery
discs,
all
files
currently
on
the
hard
disk
will
be
deleted
and
replaced
with
the
original
factory
contents.
1.
Insert
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
disc
into
your
CD
or
DVD
drive.
2.
Restart
your
computer.
3.
After
a
short
delay,
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace
opens.
Note:
If
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace
fails
to
open,
you
might
not
have
your
startup
device
(CD
drive
or
DVD
drive)
set
correctly
in
your
BIOS
startup
sequence.
See
“Setting
a
rescue
device
in
the
startup
sequence”
on
page
18
for
more
information.
4.
In
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
menu,
click
Restore
your
system
(or
Restore
factory
contents
for
some
models).
5.
Follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen.
Insert
the
appropriate
Product
Recovery
disc
when
prompted.
Note:
After
restoring
your
hard
disk
to
the
original
factory
content,
you
might
have
to
reinstall
some
software
or
drivers.
See
″
Post-recovery
notes
″
on
page
15
for
details.
Backup
and
recovery
The
Rescue
and
Recovery
program
enables
you
to
back
up
your
complete
hard
disk
contents
including
the
operating
system,
data
files,
application
programs,
and
personal
settings.
You
can
designate
where
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
program
stores
the
backup:
v
On
a
protected
area
of
your
hard
disk
v
On
a
second
hard
disk
installed
in
your
computer
v
On
an
externally
attached
USB
hard
disk
v
On
a
network
drive
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Quick
Reference