User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Important safety information
- Chapter 1. Product overview
- Chapter 2. Installing or replacing hardware
- Handling static-sensitive devices
- Installing or replacing hardware
- Installing external options
- Opening the computer cover
- Removing and reinstalling the front bezel
- Installing or replacing a memory module
- Replacing the hard disk drive
- Replacing the optical drive
- Replacing the battery
- Replacing the heat sink
- Replacing the internal speaker
- Replacing the front audio and USB assembly
- Replacing the ac power adapter
- Replacing the ac power adapter bracket
- Replacing the keyboard or mouse
- Completing the parts replacement
- Installing security features
- Chapter 3. Recovery information
- Chapter 4. Using the Setup Utility program
- Chapter 5. Updating system programs
- Chapter 6. Troubleshooting and diagnostics
- Chapter 7. Getting information, help, and service
- Appendix A. Notices
- Index
Chapter3.Recoveryinformation
ThischapterprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedbyLenovo.
Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:
•Creatingandusingrecoverymedia
•Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations
•UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace
•Creatingandusingarescuemedium
•Installingorreinstallingdevicedrivers
•Solvingrecoveryproblems
Notes:
1.Therecoveryinformationinthischapteronlyappliestothecomputersthathaveaharddiskdriveand
preinstalledsoftwarefromLenovo.
2.Thereareavarietyofmethodstochoosefromwhenconsideringhowtorecoverintheeventofasoftware-
orhardware-relatedproblem.Somemethodsvarydependingonthetypeofyouroperatingsystem.
3.Theproductontherecoverymediamaybeusedonlyforthefollowingpurposes:
•Restoretheproductpreinstalledonyourcomputer
•Reinstalltheproduct
•ModifytheproductusingtheAdditionalFiles
Creatingandusingrecoverymedia
Youcanuserecoverymediatorestoretheharddiskdrivetothefactorydefaultsettings.Recoverymedia
areusefulifyoutransferthecomputertoanotherarea,sellthecomputer,recyclethecomputer,orputthe
computerinanoperationalstateafterallothermethodsofrecoveryhavefailed.Asaprecautionarymeasure,
itisimportanttocreaterecoverymediaasearlyaspossible.
Note:Therecoveryoperationsyoucanperformusingrecoverymediavarydependingontheoperating
systemfromwhichtherecoverymediawerecreated.Therecoverymediamightcontainabootmedium
andadatamedium.YourMicrosoftWindowslicensepermitsyoutocreateonlyonedatamedium,soitis
importantthatyoustoretherecoverymediainasafeplaceafteryouhavemadethem.
Creatingrecoverymedia
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtocreaterecoverymediaondifferentoperatingsystems.
Note:OntheWindows7operatingsystem,youcancreaterecoverymediausingdiscsorexternalUSB
storagedevices.OntheWindowsVistaoperatingsystems,youcancreaterecoverymediausingonlydiscs,
sothisoperationisalsocalled“creatingProductRecoverydiscs.”
•TocreaterecoverymediaontheWindows7operatingsystem,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙Lenovo
ThinkVantageT ools➙FactoryRecoveryDisks.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
•TocreateProductRecoverydiscsontheWindowsVistaoperatingsystem,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙
ThinkVantage➙CreateProductRecoveryMedia.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
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