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Chapter 4. Related service information This chapter presents following information: • Restoring the factory contents by using Recovery Disc Set • Passwords • Power management • Symptom-to-FRU index Service Web site: When the latest maintenance diskette and the system program service diskette become available, they will be posted on http://www.lenovo.com/suppport. Restoring the factory contents by using Recovery Disc Set When the hard disk drive is replaced because of a failure, no product recovery program is on the new hard disk. In this case, you must use the Recovery Disc Set for the computer. Order the Recovery Disc Set and the hard disk drive at the same time so that you can recover the new hard disk drive with the pre-installed software when they arrive. For information on which discs to order, see Recovery discs. The recovery disc set consists of the user instructions and the following set of DVDs to restore the computer to the original factory configuration. Operating System Recovery Disc (one disc) Applications and Drivers Recovery Disc (one or more discs) Supplemental Recovery Disc This disc restores the Microsoft® Windows operating system. Use this disc to start the recovery process. This disc restores the preinstalled applications and drivers on the computer. This disc contains additional content, such as updates to the software that was preinstalled on the computer. Not all recovery disc sets come with a Supplemental Recovery Disc. Notes: • You must have a DVD drive to use the recovery discs. If you do not have an internal DVD drive, you can use an external USB DVD drive. • During the recovery process, all data on the hard disk drive will be deleted. If possible, copy any important data or personal files that you want to keep onto removable media or a network drive before you start the recovery process. To restore the computer to the original factory configuration using the recovery disc set, do the following: Note: Recovery can take one to two hours to complete. The length of time depends on the method you use. If you use recovery discs, the recovery process will take about two hours. 1. Make the CD/DVD drive the first startup device in the startup sequence using the following procedure: a. Press and hold down the F1 key, and then turn on the computer. When the logo screen is displayed or if you hear repeating beeps, release the F1 key. The BIOS Setup Utility program opens. b. Use the arrow keys to select Startup ➙ Boot . © Copyright Lenovo 2011, 2012 39

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Chapter 4.
Related service information
This chapter presents following information:
•
Restoring the factory contents by using Recovery Disc Set
•
Passwords
•
Power management
•
Symptom-to-FRU index
Service Web site:
When the latest maintenance diskette and the system program service diskette become available, they will
Restoring the factory contents by using Recovery Disc Set
When the hard disk drive is replaced because of a failure, no product recovery program is on the new hard
disk. In this case, you must use the Recovery Disc Set for the computer. Order the Recovery Disc Set and
the hard disk drive at the same time so that you can recover the new hard disk drive with the pre-installed
software when they arrive. For information on which discs to order, see Recovery discs.
The recovery disc set consists of the user instructions and the following set of DVDs to restore the computer
to the original factory configuration.
Operating System Recovery Disc
(one disc)
This disc restores the Microsoft
®
Windows operating
system. Use this disc to start the recovery process.
Applications and Drivers Recovery Disc
(one or
more discs)
This disc restores the preinstalled applications and
drivers on the computer.
Supplemental Recovery Disc
This disc contains additional content, such as
updates to the software that was preinstalled on the
computer. Not all recovery disc sets come with a
Supplemental Recovery Disc
.
Notes:
•
You must have a DVD drive to use the recovery discs. If you do not have an internal DVD drive, you
can use an external USB DVD drive.
•
During the recovery process, all data on the hard disk drive will be deleted. If possible, copy any
important data or personal files that you want to keep onto removable media or a network drive before
you start the recovery process.
To restore the computer to the original factory configuration using the recovery disc set, do the following:
Note:
Recovery can take one to two hours to complete. The length of time depends on the method you use.
If you use recovery discs, the recovery process will take about two hours.
1. Make the CD/DVD drive the first startup device in the startup sequence using the following procedure:
a.
Press and hold down the F1 key, and then turn on the computer. When the logo screen is displayed
or if you hear repeating beeps, release the F1 key. The BIOS Setup Utility program opens.
b. Use the arrow keys to select
Startup
➙
Boot
.
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