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–Toperformaquickformat,tapJustremovemyfilestostarttheprocess.Theprocesswilltake
severalminutes.
–Toperformacompleteformat,tapFullycleanthedrivetostarttheprocess.Theprocesswill
takeseveralhours.
7.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoresetyourtablettothefactorydefaultsettings.
•UsingaUSBrecoverykeyprovidedbyLenovo:
ToobtainaUSBrecoverykey,contacttheLenovoSupportcenter.Shippingandhandling
feesapply.ForalistoftheLenovoSupportphonenumbersforyourcountryorregion,goto
http://www.lenovo.com/support/phoneorrefertotheSafety,Warranty,andSetupGuidethatcomeswith
yourcomputer.
Note:UseaUSBrecoverykeytoresetyourtablettothefactorydefaultsettingsonlywhentherecovery
applicationfailstoresetyourtablet.
1.Connectyourtablettoacpowertoensurethattherewillbenopowerinterruptionduringtherecovery
process.ForinstructionsonhowtocheckthebatterystatusintheWindowsoperatingsystem,refer
to“Checkingthebatterystatus”onpage14
.
2.Turnoffthetablet,waitforaboutfiveseconds,andthenconnecttheUSBrecoverykeytotheUSB
2.0connectorofyourtablet.
3.Pressandholdthepowerbuttontogetherwiththevolume-upbuttonatthesametimetoenter
theThinkPadSetupprogram.
4.TapStartup.OntheBootsubmenu,dragUSBCD/DVD:upwarduntilUSBCD/DVD:isshown
asthefirststartupdevice.
5.TapSave,andthentapY estosaveyourconfiguration.
6.TapRestartandfollowtheon-screeninstructionstorestartthetablet.Afterthetabletrestarts,the
recoveryprogramopensautomatically.
7.Selectthelanguageyoupreferinthedrop-downlistboxandtapNext.
8.Followtheon-screeninstructionstoresetyourtablettothefactorydefaultsettings.
Usingtheadvancedstartupoptions
Withtheadvancedstartupoptions,youcanchangethefirmwaresettingsofthetablet,changethestartup
settingsoftheWindowsoperatingsystem,startthetabletfromanexternaldevice,orrestoretheWindows
operatingsystemfromasystemimage.
Tousetheadvancedstartupoptions,dothefollowing:
1.Swipeinfromtherightedgeofthescreentodisplaythecharms.
2.TapSettings➙ChangePCsettings.
3.Inthenavigationpanel,tapUpdateandrecovery➙Recovery.
4.IntheAdvancedstartupsection,tapRestartnow➙Troubleshoot➙Advancedoptions.
5.Selectadesiredstartupoption,thenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
RecoveringyouroperatingsystemifWindows8.1failstostart
TheWindowsrecoveryenvironmentonyourtabletiscapableofoperatingindependentlyfromtheWindows
8.1operatingsystem.ThisenablesyoutorecoverorrepairtheoperatingsystemeveniftheWindows8.1
operatingsystemfailstostart.
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