Lenovo ThinkPad E450 (English) Hardware Maintenance Manual - ThinkPad E450, E4 - Page 40

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3. Click the Create Rescue Media icon. The Create Rescue and Recovery Media window opens. 4. In the Rescue Media area, select the type of the rescue medium you want to create. You can create a rescue medium using a disc or a USB hard disk drive. 5. Click OK and follow the instructions on the screen to create a rescue medium. Using a rescue medium This section provides instructions on how to use the rescue medium you have created. • If you have created a rescue medium using a disc, use the following instructions to use the rescue medium: 1. Turn off your computer. 2. Repeatedly press and release the F12 key when turning on the computer. When the Boot Menu window opens, release the F12 key. 3. In the Boot Menu window, select the desired external optical drive as the first boot device. Then, insert the rescue disc into the optical drive and press Enter. The rescue medium starts. • If you have created a rescue medium using a USB optical drive or a USB hard disk drive, use the following instructions to use the rescue medium: 1. Turn on your computer. When the ThinkPad logo is displayed, press F1. The ThinkPad Setup program starts. 2. Choose the Config menu and change the USB 3.0 Mode to be Disabled from the USB submenu. 3. Turn off your computer. 4. Attach the USB optical drive or hard disk drive to one of the USB connectors on your computer. 5. Repeatedly press and release the F12 key when turning on the computer. When the Boot Menu window opens, release the F12 key. 6. In the Boot Menu window, select the USB CD or USB HDD as the first boot device and press Enter. The rescue medium starts. When the rescue medium starts, the Rescue and Recovery workspace opens. The help information for each feature is available from the Rescue and Recovery workspace. Follow the instructions to complete the recovery process. Reinstalling preinstalled applications and device drivers Your computer has provisions that enable you to reinstall selected factory-installed applications and device drivers. Reinstalling preinstalled applications To reinstall selected application programs, do the following: 1. Turn on your computer. 2. Go to the C:\SWTOOLS directory. 3. Open the APPS folder. In it are several subfolders named for the various preinstalled applications. 4. Open the subfolder for the application you are reinstalling. 5. Double-click Setup, and then follow the on-screen steps to reinstall the program. Reinstalling preinstalled device drivers Attention: When you reinstall device drivers, you are changing the current configuration of your computer. Reinstall device drivers only when it is necessary to correct a problem with your computer. To reinstall a device driver for a factory-installed device, do the following: 34 Hardware Maintenance Manual

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3. Click the
CreateRescueMedia
icon. The Create Rescue and Recovery Media window opens.
4. In the
RescueMedia
area, select the type of the rescue medium you want to create. You can create a
rescue medium using a disc or a USB hard disk drive.
5. Click
OK
and follow the instructions on the screen to create a rescue medium.
Usingarescuemedium
This section provides instructions on how to use the rescue medium you have created.
•Ifyouhavecreatedarescuemediumusingadisc,usethefollowinginstructionstousetherescuemedium:
1. Turn off your computer.
2. Repeatedly press and release the F12 key when turning on the computer. When the Boot Menu
window opens, release the F12 key.
3. In the Boot Menu window, select the desired external optical drive as the first boot device. Then,
insert the rescue disc into the optical drive and press Enter. The rescue medium starts.
• If you have created a rescue medium using a USB optical drive or a USB hard disk drive, use the following
instructions to use the rescue medium:
1. Turn on your computer. When the ThinkPad logo is displayed, press F1. The ThinkPad Setup
program starts.
2. Choose the
Config
menu and change the
USB3.0Mode
to be
Disabled
from the
USB
submenu
.
3. Turn off your computer.
4. Attach the USB optical drive or hard disk drive to one of the USB connectors on your computer.
5. Repeatedly press and release the F12 key when turning on the computer. When the Boot Menu
window opens, release the F12 key.
6. In the Boot Menu window, select the
USBCD
or
USBHDD
as the first boot device and press Enter.
The rescue medium starts.
When the rescue medium starts, the Rescue and Recovery workspace opens. The help information for
each feature is available from the Rescue and Recovery workspace. Follow the instructions to complete
the recovery process.
Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsanddevicedrivers
Your computer has provisions that enable you to reinstall selected factory-installed applications and device
drivers.
Reinstallingpreinstalledapplications
To reinstall selected application programs, do the following:
1. Turn on your computer.
2. Go to the
C:\SWTOOLS
directory.
3. Open the APPS folder. In it are several subfolders named for the various preinstalled applications.
4. Open the subfolder for the application you are reinstalling.
5. Double-click
Setup
, and then follow the on-screen steps to reinstall the program.
Reinstallingpreinstalleddevicedrivers
Attention:
When you reinstall device drivers, you are changing the current configuration of your computer.
Reinstall device drivers only when it is necessary to correct a problem with your computer.
To reinstall a device driver for a factory-installed device, do the following:
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