Lenovo ThinkCentre E63z - Chapter 11. Installing or replacing hardware; Handling static-sensitive devices

Chapter10.Recoveryinformation
Thischapterprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutions.Thereareavarietyofmethodstochoose
fromwhenconsideringhowtorecoverfromasoftware-orhardware-relatedproblem.Somemethods
varydependingonthetypeofoperatingsystemthatisinstalled.Youcanrestorethecomputersettings
usingaprogramortherecoverydiscset.Formoreinformationaboutusingtherecoverydiscset,see
thedocumentationthatcomeswiththediscset.
Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:
•“RecoveryinformationfortheWindows7operatingsystem”onpage89
•“RecoveryinformationfortheWindows8.1operatingsystem”onpage94
RecoveryinformationfortheWindows7operatingsystem
TherecoveryinformationinthissectiononlyappliestothecomputersthathavetheRescueandRecovery
programortheProductRecoveryprograminstalled.IftheEnhancedBackupandRestoreiconinthe
LenovoThinkVantageToolsprogramisdimmed,itindicatesthatyoumustinstalltheRescueandRecovery
programmanuallybeforeenablingitsfeatures.ToinstalltheRescueandRecoveryprogram,dothefollowing:
1.ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageTools,anddouble-clickEnhancedBackup
andRestore.
2.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
3.Whentheinstallationprocessfinishes,theEnhancedBackupandRestoreiconisactivated.
Thissectioncontainsthefollowingtopics:
•“Creatingandusingrecoverymedia”onpage89
•“Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations”onpage90
•“Creatingandusingarescuemedium”onpage92
•“Reinstallingprogramsanddevicedrivers”onpage92
•“Solvingrecoveryproblems”onpage94
Creatingandusingrecoverymedia
Recoverymediaenableyoutorestorethestoragedrivetothefactory-defaultstateandputthecomputerin
anoperationalstateafterallotherrecoverymethodsfailed.Recoverymediaareusefulifyoutransferthe
computertoanotherarea,sellthecomputer,orrecyclethecomputer.Asaprecautionarymeasure,itis
importanttocreaterecoverymediaasearlyaspossible.Thedataontherecoverymediacanbeusedfor
thefollowingpurposes:
•Reinstallingtheprogramsanddevicedriversonyourcomputer
•Reinstallingtheoperatingsystem
•ModifyingthedatafilesonthestoragedriveusingtheAdditionalFiles
Note:Therecoveryoperationsyoucanperformusingrecoverymediavarydependingontheoperating
systemfromwhichtherecoverymediawerecreated.Therecoverymediamightcontainabootmedium
andadatamedium.YourMicrosoftWindowslicensepermitsyoutocreateonlyonedatamedium.Itis
recommendedthatyoustoretherecoverymediainasafeplaceafteryouhavemadethem.
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