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Chapter 4. Recovery options Introducing Rescue and Recovery Note: This function may not be available on your solid state drive (SSD) model. If Windows is not running properly, use the Rescue and Recovery workspace to help solve or identify your problem. 1. Turn off the computer, and then turn it on again. 2. When the ThinkPad logo comes up, immediately press the ThinkVantage button. 3. After the Rescue and Recovery workspace opens, you can do the following: v Rescue and Restore your files, folders, or backups. v Configure your system settings and passwords. v Communicate using the Internet and link to the support site. v Troubleshoot and diagnose problems using diagnostics. For more information about using Rescue and Recovery features, see "Problem solving" in Access Help. Solid state drive (SSD) With Lenovo technologies advancing to provide you with the best engineered systems, some models are equipped with a solid state drive (SSD) for data storage. This cutting-edge technology enables notebook systems to be lighter, smaller and faster. If your system has an SSD, use Rescue and Recovery to back up your system with external storage media such as a USB device, CD or DVD. Doing this after taking your system out of the box will save disk space, give your system a recovery starting point, and ensure protection against any threat of data loss. For more information about working with storage media, see "Problem solving" in Access Help. After your initial backup, set the schedule in Rescue and Recovery to take backups at designated intervals. This will ensure minimal data loss in the event your system is hit by a malicious act, such as a worm or virus. © Copyright Lenovo 2007 31

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Chapter
4.
Recovery
options
Introducing
Rescue
and
Recovery
Note:
This
function
may
not
be
available
on
your
solid
state
drive
(SSD)
model.
If
Windows
is
not
running
properly,
use
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace
to
help
solve
or
identify
your
problem.
1.
Turn
off
the
computer,
and
then
turn
it
on
again.
2.
When
the
ThinkPad
logo
comes
up,
immediately
press
the
ThinkVantage
button.
3.
After
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace
opens,
you
can
do
the
following:
v
Rescue
and
Restore
your
files,
folders,
or
backups.
v
Configure
your
system
settings
and
passwords.
v
Communicate
using
the
Internet
and
link
to
the
support
site.
v
Troubleshoot
and
diagnose
problems
using
diagnostics.
For
more
information
about
using
Rescue
and
Recovery
features,
see
“Problem
solving”
in
Access
Help
.
Solid
state
drive
(SSD)
With
Lenovo
technologies
advancing
to
provide
you
with
the
best
engineered
systems,
some
models
are
equipped
with
a
solid
state
drive
(SSD)
for
data
storage.
This
cutting-edge
technology
enables
notebook
systems
to
be
lighter,
smaller
and
faster.
If
your
system
has
an
SSD,
use
Rescue
and
Recovery
to
back
up
your
system
with
external
storage
media
such
as
a
USB
device,
CD
or
DVD.
Doing
this
after
taking
your
system
out
of
the
box
will
save
disk
space,
give
your
system
a
recovery
starting
point,
and
ensure
protection
against
any
threat
of
data
loss.
For
more
information
about
working
with
storage
media,
see
“Problem
solving”
in
Access
Help
.
After
your
initial
backup,
set
the
schedule
in
Rescue
and
Recovery
to
take
backups
at
designated
intervals.
This
will
ensure
minimal
data
loss
in
the
event
your
system
is
hit
by
a
malicious
act,
such
as
a
worm
or
virus.
©
Copyright
Lenovo
2007
31