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Creating and using rescue media Rescue media enables you to start the Rescue and Recovery program from CD, DVD, or an externally attached USB hard disk drive. Rescue media is extremely important if you are unable to access the Rescue and Recovery program using the Enter or F11 key. To create rescue media, do the following: 1. From the Windows desktop, click Start -> Programs (or if you are using Windows XP, click All Programs), -> Access IBM -> Create rescue media. 2. Select the radio button for the type of rescue media you want to create. 3. Click OK. 4. Follow the instructions on the screen. To use rescue media, do one of the following the following: v Insert the rescue disc (CD or DVD) into your CD or DVD drive, then restart your computer. v Attach your rescue USB hard disk drive to one of the USB connectors on your computer; then, restart your computer. When the rescue media starts, the Rescue and Recovery program workspace opens. Help for each feature is available from the Rescue and Recovery workspace. If your rescue media fails to start, you might not have your rescue device (CD drive, DVD drive, or USB device) set correctly in your BIOS startup sequence. See "Setting a rescue device in the startup sequence" on page 18 for more information. Creating and using a Recovery Repair diskette To create a Recovery Repair diskette, do the following: 1. If you are not already connected to the Internet, connect now. 2. Open an Internet browser and go to the following Web address: http://www.lenovo.com/think/support/site.wss/document.do?Indocid=MIGR-54483 3. Insert a blank diskette into diskette drive A. 4. Click on the Click on rnrrepair.exe file and follow the instructions on the screen. The Recovery Repair diskette is created. 5. Remove the diskette and label it Recovery Repair diskette. To use the Recovery Repair diskette, do the following: 1. Shut down the operating system and turn off the computer. 2. Insert the Recovery Repair diskette into diskette drive A. 16 Quick Reference

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Creating
and
using
rescue
media
Rescue
media
enables
you
to
start
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
program
from
CD,
DVD,
or
an
externally
attached
USB
hard
disk
drive.
Rescue
media
is
extremely
important
if
you
are
unable
to
access
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
program
using
the
Enter
or
F11
key.
To
create
rescue
media,
do
the
following:
1.
From
the
Windows
desktop,
click
Start
->
Programs
(or
if
you
are
using
Windows
XP,
click
All
Programs
),
->
Access
IBM
->
Create
rescue
media
.
2.
Select
the
radio
button
for
the
type
of
rescue
media
you
want
to
create.
3.
Click
OK
.
4.
Follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen.
To
use
rescue
media,
do
one
of
the
following
the
following:
v
Insert
the
rescue
disc
(CD
or
DVD)
into
your
CD
or
DVD
drive,
then
restart
your
computer.
v
Attach
your
rescue
USB
hard
disk
drive
to
one
of
the
USB
connectors
on
your
computer;
then,
restart
your
computer.
When
the
rescue
media
starts,
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
program
workspace
opens.
Help
for
each
feature
is
available
from
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace.
If
your
rescue
media
fails
to
start,
you
might
not
have
your
rescue
device
(CD
drive,
DVD
drive,
or
USB
device)
set
correctly
in
your
BIOS
startup
sequence.
See
“Setting
a
rescue
device
in
the
startup
sequence”
on
page
18
for
more
information.
Creating
and
using
a
Recovery
Repair
diskette
To
create
a
Recovery
Repair
diskette,
do
the
following:
1.
If
you
are
not
already
connected
to
the
Internet,
connect
now.
2.
Open
an
Internet
browser
and
go
to
the
following
Web
address:
3.
Insert
a
blank
diskette
into
diskette
drive
A.
4.
Click
on
the
Click
on
rnrrepair.exe
file
and
follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen.
The
Recovery
Repair
diskette
is
created.
5.
Remove
the
diskette
and
label
it
Recovery
Repair
diskette.
To
use
the
Recovery
Repair
diskette,
do
the
following:
1.
Shut
down
the
operating
system
and
turn
off
the
computer.
2.
Insert
the
Recovery
Repair
diskette
into
diskette
drive
A.
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