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Attention: If you restore the hard disk drive from a Rescue and Recovery backup or restore the hard disk drive to the factory-installed contents, all files on the primary hard disk drive partition (usually drive C) will be deleted in the recovery process. If possible, make copies of important files. If you are unable to start the Windows operating system, you can use the Rescue files feature in the Rescue and Recovery workspace to copy files from your hard disk drive to other media. To start the Rescue and Recovery workspace, do the following: 1. Turn off your computer. 2. Restart your computer. 3. Repeatedly press and release the F11 key. 4. When you hear beeps or see a logo screen, release the F11 key. 5. If you set a Rescue and Recovery password, type your password when prompted. The Rescue and Recovery workspace opens after a short delay. Note: If the Rescue and Recovery workspace fails to open, see "Solving recovery problems" on page 27. 6. Do one of the of the following: v To rescue files from your hard disk drive or from a backup, click Rescue files; then, follow the instructions on the screen. v To restore your hard disk drive from a Rescue and Recovery backup or to restore your hard disk drive to the factory-installed contents, click Restore your system; then follow the instructions on the screen. v For information about other features of the Rescue and Recovery workspace, click Help. Notes: 1. After restoring a hard disk drive to the factory-installed contents, you might have to reinstall device drivers for some devices. See "Recovering or installing device drivers" on page 26. 2. Some computers come with Microsoft Office or Microsoft Works preinstalled. If you need to recover or reinstall your Microsoft Office or Microsoft Works applications, you must use the Microsoft Office CD or Microsoft Works CD. These CDs are provided only with computers that come with Microsoft Office or Microsoft Works preinstalled. Creating and using rescue media Rescue media such as a CD, DVD, or USB hard disk drive enables you to recover from failures that prevent you from gaining access to the Rescue and Recovery workspace on your hard disk drive. Note: The recovery operations you can perform using rescue media vary depending on the operating system. The rescue disc can be started in any type of CD drive or DVD drive. Rescue media also contains a PC-Doctor diagnostics program, which enables you to run diagnostics from the rescue media. To create rescue media, do the following: 1. Click Start → All Programs → ThinkVantage → Create Recovery Media. 2. In the Rescue Media area, select the type of rescue media you want to create. You can create rescue media using a CD, DVD, USB hard disk drive, or a second internal hard disk drive. 24 User Guide

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Attention:
If
you
restore
the
hard
disk
drive
from
a
Rescue
and
Recovery
backup
or
restore
the
hard
disk
drive
to
the
factory-installed
contents,
all
files
on
the
primary
hard
disk
drive
partition
(usually
drive
C
)
will
be
deleted
in
the
recovery
process.
If
possible,
make
copies
of
important
files.
If
you
are
unable
to
start
the
Windows
operating
system,
you
can
use
the
Rescue
files
feature
in
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace
to
copy
files
from
your
hard
disk
drive
to
other
media.
To
start
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace,
do
the
following:
1.
Turn
off
your
computer.
2.
Restart
your
computer.
3.
Repeatedly
press
and
release
the
F11
key.
4.
When
you
hear
beeps
or
see
a
logo
screen,
release
the
F11
key.
5.
If
you
set
a
Rescue
and
Recovery
password,
type
your
password
when
prompted.
The
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace
opens
after
a
short
delay.
Note:
If
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace
fails
to
open,
see
“Solving
recovery
problems”
on
page
27.
6.
Do
one
of
the
of
the
following:
v
To
rescue
files
from
your
hard
disk
drive
or
from
a
backup,
click
Rescue
files
;
then,
follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen.
v
To
restore
your
hard
disk
drive
from
a
Rescue
and
Recovery
backup
or
to
restore
your
hard
disk
drive
to
the
factory-installed
contents,
click
Restore
your
system
;
then
follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen.
v
For
information
about
other
features
of
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace,
click
Help
.
Notes:
1.
After
restoring
a
hard
disk
drive
to
the
factory-installed
contents,
you
might
have
to
reinstall
device
drivers
for
some
devices.
See
“Recovering
or
installing
device
drivers”
on
page
26.
2.
Some
computers
come
with
Microsoft
Office
or
Microsoft
Works
preinstalled.
If
you
need
to
recover
or
reinstall
your
Microsoft
Office
or
Microsoft
Works
applications,
you
must
use
the
Microsoft
Office
CD
or
Microsoft
Works
CD
.
These
CDs
are
provided
only
with
computers
that
come
with
Microsoft
Office
or
Microsoft
Works
preinstalled.
Creating
and
using
rescue
media
Rescue
media
such
as
a
CD,
DVD,
or
USB
hard
disk
drive
enables
you
to
recover
from
failures
that
prevent
you
from
gaining
access
to
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace
on
your
hard
disk
drive.
Note:
The
recovery
operations
you
can
perform
using
rescue
media
vary
depending
on
the
operating
system.
The
rescue
disc
can
be
started
in
any
type
of
CD
drive
or
DVD
drive.
Rescue
media
also
contains
a
PC-Doctor
diagnostics
program,
which
enables
you
to
run
diagnostics
from
the
rescue
media.
To
create
rescue
media,
do
the
following:
1.
Click
Start
→
All
Programs
→
ThinkVantage
→
Create
Recovery
Media
.
2.
In
the
Rescue
Media
area,
select
the
type
of
rescue
media
you
want
to
create.
You
can
create
rescue
media
using
a
CD,
DVD,
USB
hard
disk
drive,
or
a
second
internal
hard
disk
drive.
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User
Guide