Lenovo ThinkPad Reserve Edition (English) Service and Troubleshooting Guide - Page 44
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Recovery options To recover the hard disk to its original contents, do the following: Notes: 1. If you are using Windows XP or Windows 2000, the multi-burner software will not be installed during recovery process. Following the completion of the recovery process, install the multi-burner software bundled with the USB external multi-burner drive included in the shipping package. 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 ThinkVantage button" is displayed, press the ThinkVantage button. The Rescue and Recovery workspace opens. 4. Click Restore your system and follow the instructions on the screen. Recovering data If you performed a backup operation using the Rescue and Recovery program, you also have one or more backups stored that reflect the contents of the hard disk as it existed at various points in time. These backups might be stored on your hard disk, or a network drive, or on removable media, depending on the options you selected during the backup operation. 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 ThinkVantage 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. 34 ThinkPad® Reserve Edition Service and Troubleshooting Guide