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Creating and using a rescue medium, icon. The Create Rescue and Recovery Media window opens.

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Note: If the Rescue and Recovery workspace fails to open, see "Solving recovery problems" on page 102. 4. Do one of the following: • To rescue files from your hard disk drive or solid-state drive, or from a backup, click Rescue files and follow the instructions on the screen. • To restore your hard disk drive or solid-state drive from a Rescue and Recovery backup or to restore your hard disk drive or solid-state drive to the factory default settings, click Restore your system and follow the instructions on the screen. For more information about the features of the Rescue and Recovery workspace, click Help. Notes: 1. After restoring your hard disk drive or solid-state drive to the factory default settings, you might have to reinstall device drivers for some devices. See "Reinstalling preinstalled applications and device drivers" on page 101. 2. Some computers come with Microsoft Office or Microsoft Works preinstalled. If you need to recover or reinstall your Microsoft Office or Microsoft Works applications, you must use the Microsoft Office CD or Microsoft Works CD. These discs are provided only with computers preinstalled with Microsoft Office or Microsoft Works. Creating and using a rescue medium With a rescue medium, such as a disc or a USB hard disk drive, you can recover the computer from failures that prevent you from gaining access to the Rescue and Recovery workspace on your hard disk drive or solid-state drive. Notes: 1. The recovery operations you can perform using a rescue medium vary depending on the operating system. 2. The rescue disc can be started in all types of external optical drives. Creating a rescue medium To create a rescue medium, do the following: 1. From the desktop, click Start ➙ All Programs ➙ Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools ➙ Enhanced Backup and Restore. The Rescue and Recovery program starts. 2. In the Rescue and Recovery main window, click the Launch advanced Rescue and Recovery arrow. 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 optical drive as the first boot device. Then, insert the rescue disc into the external optical drive and press Enter. The rescue medium starts. 100 User Guide

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Note:
If the Rescue and Recovery workspace fails to open, see “Solving recovery problems” on
page 102.
4. Do one of the following:
•
To rescue files from your hard disk drive or solid-state drive, or from a backup, click
Rescuefiles
and
follow the instructions on the screen.
•
To restore your hard disk drive or solid-state drive from a Rescue and Recovery backup or to restore
your hard disk drive or solid-state drive to the factory default settings, click
Restoreyoursystem
and follow the instructions on the screen.
For more information about the features of the Rescue and Recovery workspace, click
Help
.
Notes:
1. After restoring your hard disk drive or solid-state drive to the factory default settings, you might have
to reinstall device drivers for some devices. See “Reinstalling preinstalled applications and device
drivers” on page 101.
2. Some computers come with Microsoft Office or Microsoft Works preinstalled. If you need to recover
or reinstall your Microsoft Office or Microsoft Works applications, you must use the
Microsoft Office
CD
or
Microsoft Works CD
. These discs are provided only with computers preinstalled with Microsoft
Office or Microsoft Works.
Creating and using a rescue medium
With a rescue medium, such as a disc or a USB hard disk drive, you can recover the computer from failures
that prevent you from gaining access to the Rescue and Recovery workspace on your hard disk drive or
solid-state drive.
Notes:
1. The recovery operations you can perform using a rescue medium vary depending on the operating
system.
2. The rescue disc can be started in all types of external optical drives.
Creating a rescue medium
To create a rescue medium, do the following:
1. From the desktop, click
Start
➙
AllPrograms
➙
LenovoThinkVantageTools
➙
EnhancedBackup
and Restore
. The Rescue and Recovery program starts.
2. In the Rescue and Recovery main window, click the
LaunchadvancedRescueandRecovery
arrow.
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.
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 optical drive as the first boot device. Then, insert the
rescue disc into the external optical drive and press Enter. The rescue medium starts.
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