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Chapter 3. Recovery information This chapter provides information about the recovery solutions provided by Lenovo. This chapter contains the following topics: • "Creating and using recovery media" on page 15 • "Performing backup and recovery operations" on page 16 • "Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace" on page 17 • "Creating and using a rescue medium" on page 18 • "Installing or reinstalling device drivers" on page 19 • "Solving recovery problems" on page 20 Notes: 1. The recovery information in this chapter only applies to the computers that have the Rescue and Recovery program or the Product Recovery program installed. If the Enhanced Backup and Restore icon in the Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools program is dimmed, it indicates that you need to install the Rescue and Recovery program manually before enabling its features. To install the Rescue and Recovery program, do the following: a. Click Start ➙ All Programs ➙ Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools, and double-click Enhanced Backup and Restore. b. Follow the instructions on the screen. c. When the installation process completes, the Enhanced Backup and Restore icon is activated. 2. There are a variety of methods to choose from when considering how to recover in the event of a softwareor hardware-related problem. Some methods vary depending on the type of your operating system. 3. The product on the recovery media may be used only for the following purposes: • Restore the product preinstalled on your computer • Reinstall the product • Modify the product using the Additional Files Creating and using recovery media You can use recovery media to restore the hard disk drive to the factory default settings. Recovery media are useful if you transfer the computer to another area, sell the computer, recycle the computer, or put the computer in an operational state after all other methods of recovery have failed. As a precautionary measure, it is important to create recovery media as early as possible. Note: The recovery operations you can perform using recovery media vary depending on the operating system from which the recovery media were created. The recovery media might contain a boot medium and a data medium. Your Microsoft Windows license permits you to create only one data medium, so it is important that you store the recovery media in a safe place after you have made them. Creating recovery media This section provides instructions on how to create recovery media on the Windows 7 operating system. Note: On the Windows 7 operating system, you can create recovery media using discs or external USB storage devices. © Copyright Lenovo 2010 15

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Chapter 3.
Recovery information
This chapter provides information about the recovery solutions provided by Lenovo.
This chapter contains the following topics:
•
“Creating and using recovery media” on page 15
•
“Performing backup and recovery operations” on page 16
•
“Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace” on page 17
•
“Creating and using a rescue medium” on page 18
•
“Installing or reinstalling device drivers” on page 19
•
“Solving recovery problems” on page 20
Notes:
1.
The recovery information in this chapter only applies to the computers that have the Rescue and
Recovery program or the Product Recovery program installed. If the
Enhanced Backup and Restore
icon in the Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools program is dimmed, it indicates that you need to install the
Rescue and Recovery program manually before enabling its features. To install the Rescue and Recovery
program, do the following:
a.
Click
Start
➙
All Programs
➙
Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools
, and double-click
Enhanced Backup
and Restore
.
b. Follow the instructions on the screen.
c.
When the installation process completes, the
Enhanced Backup and Restore
icon is activated.
2.
There are a variety of methods to choose from when considering how to recover in the event of a software-
or hardware-related problem. Some methods vary depending on the type of your operating system.
3.
The product on the recovery media may be used only for the following purposes:
•
Restore the product preinstalled on your computer
•
Reinstall the product
•
Modify the product using the Additional Files
Creating and using recovery media
You can use recovery media to restore the hard disk drive to the factory default settings. Recovery media
are useful if you transfer the computer to another area, sell the computer, recycle the computer, or put the
computer in an operational state after all other methods of recovery have failed. As a precautionary measure,
it is important to create recovery media as early as possible.
Note:
The recovery operations you can perform using recovery media vary depending on the operating
system from which the recovery media were created. The recovery media might contain a boot medium
and a data medium. Your Microsoft Windows license permits you to create only one data medium, so it is
important that you store the recovery media in a safe place after you have made them.
Creating recovery media
This section provides instructions on how to create recovery media on the Windows 7 operating system.
Note:
On the Windows 7 operating system, you can create recovery media using discs or external USB
storage devices.
© Copyright Lenovo 2010
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