2.OpenCreateRecoveryMediafromtheStartscreen.Ifyoucannotfindthetileoftheprogramonthe
screen,clickortapthearrowiconinthebottom-leftcornerofthescreentoopenCreateRecovery
MediafromtheAppsscreen.
3.ClickortapOK.
4.Selectortapthedeviceonwhichyouwanttocreaterecoverymediafromthedrop-downlistboxand
thenclickortapOK.
Note:ClickortapRefreshifyoucannotfindthedeviceonwhichyouwanttocreaterecoverymedia.
5.ClickortapYeswhenyouarepromptedwhetheryouwanttoformatthedevice.Then,followthe
on-screeninstructionstocreaterecoverymedia.
Usingrecoverymedia
Attention:Whenyouuserecoverymediatorestorethecomputertothefactory-defaultsettings,all
yourpersonaldatastoredonthestoragedriveswillbedeleted.Toavoiddataloss,backupallthedata
thatyouwanttokeep.
Torestorethecomputertothefactory-defaultsettingsthroughrecoverymedia,dothefollowing:
1.Connectthebootmediumtothecomputer.
2.Turnonorrestartthecomputer.
3.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage59.Dependingon
yourcomputermodel,dooneofthefollowing:
•For10D4,10D5,10D6,10D7,10EJ,and10EKmodels:SelectortapExit➙OSOptimizedDefaults
➙DisabledandAdvanced➙OSSelection➙Windwos8.x.
•For10E0,10E1,10E2,10E3,10EL,and10EMmodels:SelectortapExit➙OSOptimizedDefaults
➙Disabled.
4.PressF10tosaveyoursettingsandrestartthecomputer.
5.Whenyouseethelogoscreen,repeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keyuntilthestartupdevicemenu
windowisdisplayed.
6.SelectortapthedesiredstartupdeviceandpressEnter.Then,followtheinstructionsonthescreento
completetherecoveryprocess.
7.Disconnecttherecoverymediumfromyourcomputer.Then,clickortapRestart.
8.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage59.Dependingon
yourcomputermodel,dooneofthefollowing:
•For10D4,10D5,10D6,10D7,10EJ,and10EKmodels:SelectortapExit➙OSOptimizedDefaults
➙EnabledandAdvanced➙OSSelection➙Windwos8.x.
•For10E0,10E1,10E2,10E3,10EL,and10EMmodels:SelectortapExit➙OSOptimizedDefaults
➙Enabled.
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