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Recovering pre-installed software You can use either the Rescue and Recovery program or the Rescue and Recovery workspace to restore the contents of the hard disk to an earlier state using any of the stored backups. The Rescue and Recovery workspace runs independently of the Windows operating system. Therefore, you can start it by pressing the blue Access IBM button when prompted during startup. After the Rescue and Recovery workspace opens you can perform a recovery operation, even if you are unable to start Windows. For more information about using Rescue and Recovery features, see "Data backup-and-restore tools" or "Introducing Rescue and Recovery" in Access IBM. To recover the hard disk to its original contents, do the following: Notes: 1. If the optical drive is not installed in your ThinkPad computer during recovery, DVD software and CD-recording software will not be installed. To ensure that they will be installed correctly, install the optical drive in the Ultrabay Enhanced before performing a recovery operation. 2. The recovery process might take up to 2 hours. Attention: All of the files on the primary hard disk partition (usually drive C) will be lost in the recovery process. However, before any data is overwritten, you will be given the opportunity to save one or more files to other media. 1. If possible, save all your files and shut down your operating system. 2. Turn off your computer for at least 5 seconds. 3. Turn on your computer. Watch the display carefully. While the message, "To interrupt normal startup, press the blue Access IBM button" is displayed at the lower left of the screen, press the Access IBM button. The Rescue and Recovery workspace opens. 4. Click Restore your system. 5. Click Restore my hard drive to the original factory state and then click Next. 6. Follow the instructions on the screen. 7. When the recovery process finishes, press Enter key. Your computer will restart with the pre-installed operating system, drivers, and software. Upgrading the hard disk drive You can increase the storage capacity of your computer by replacing the hard disk drive with one of greater capacity. You can purchase a new hard disk drive from your reseller or Lenovo marketing representative. Chapter 2. Solving computer problems 33

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You
can
use
either
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
program
or
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace
to
restore
the
contents
of
the
hard
disk
to
an
earlier
state
using
any
of
the
stored
backups.
The
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace
runs
independently
of
the
Windows
operating
system.
Therefore,
you
can
start
it
by
pressing
the
blue
Access
IBM
button
when
prompted
during
startup.
After
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace
opens
you
can
perform
a
recovery
operation,
even
if
you
are
unable
to
start
Windows.
For
more
information
about
using
Rescue
and
Recovery
features,
see
“Data
backup-and-restore
tools”
or
“Introducing
Rescue
and
Recovery”
in
Access
IBM.
To
recover
the
hard
disk
to
its
original
contents,
do
the
following:
Notes:
1.
If
the
optical
drive
is
not
installed
in
your
ThinkPad
computer
during
recovery,
DVD
software
and
CD-recording
software
will
not
be
installed.
To
ensure
that
they
will
be
installed
correctly,
install
the
optical
drive
in
the
Ultrabay
Enhanced
before
performing
a
recovery
operation.
2.
The
recovery
process
might
take
up
to
2
hours.
Attention:
All
of
the
files
on
the
primary
hard
disk
partition
(usually
drive
C)
will
be
lost
in
the
recovery
process.
However,
before
any
data
is
overwritten,
you
will
be
given
the
opportunity
to
save
one
or
more
files
to
other
media.
1.
If
possible,
save
all
your
files
and
shut
down
your
operating
system.
2.
Turn
off
your
computer
for
at
least
5
seconds.
3.
Turn
on
your
computer.
Watch
the
display
carefully.
While
the
message,
“To
interrupt
normal
startup,
press
the
blue
Access
IBM
button”
is
displayed
at
the
lower
left
of
the
screen,
press
the
Access
IBM
button.
The
Rescue
and
Recovery
workspace
opens.
4.
Click
Restore
your
system
.
5.
Click
Restore
my
hard
drive
to
the
original
factory
state
and
then
click
Next
.
6.
Follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen.
7.
When
the
recovery
process
finishes,
press
Enter
key.
Your
computer
will
restart
with
the
pre-installed
operating
system,
drivers,
and
software.
Upgrading
the
hard
disk
drive
You
can
increase
the
storage
capacity
of
your
computer
by
replacing
the
hard
disk
drive
with
one
of
greater
capacity.
You
can
purchase
a
new
hard
disk
drive
from
your
reseller
or
Lenovo
marketing
representative.
Recovering
pre-installed
software
Chapter
2.
Solving
computer
problems
33