Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E320 - Chapter 5: Recovery Overview

Chapter5.Recoveryoverview
ThischapterprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedbyLenovo.
Note:WhenyouusediscsinthisUserGuide,youneedanexternalopticaldrive.
Thischaptercontainsthefollowingtopics:
•“Creatingandusingrecoverymedia”onpage59
•“Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations”onpage61
•“UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace”onpage62
•“Creatingandusingarescuemedium”onpage63
•“Reinstallingpreinstalledapplicationsanddevicedrivers”onpage64
•“Solvingrecoveryproblems”onpage65
Notes:
1.Thereareavarietyofmethodstochoosefromwhenconsideringhowtorecoverintheeventofa
software-orhardware-relatedproblem.Somemethodsvarydependingonthetypeofyouroperating
system.
2.Theproductontherecoverymediamaybeusedonlyforthefollowingpurposes:
•Restoretheproductpreinstalledonyourcomputer
•Reinstalltheproduct
•ModifytheproductusingtheAdditionalFiles
Notes:Topreventpotentialperformancerisksorunexpectedbehaviorthatmightbecausedbythenew
harddiskdrivetechnology,itisrecommendedthatyouuseoneofthefollowingback-upsoftwareprograms:
•ThinkVantageRescueandRecoveryversion4.23orlater(forWindowsXP),4.3orlater(forWindows7)
•SymantecNortonGhostversion15orlater
Notes:Tousethisprogram,dothefollowing:
1.ClickStart➙Run.TheRunwindowopens.
2.Typecmdintheeld.ThenclickOK.
3.Typeghost-align=1mbandpressEnter.
•AcronisTrueImage2010orlater
•ParagonBackup&Recovery10Suitorlater,ParagonBackup&Recovery10Homeorlater
Creatingandusingrecoverymedia
Youcanuserecoverymediatorestoretheharddiskdrivetothefactorydefaultsettings.Recoverymedia
areusefulifyoutransferthecomputertoanotherarea,sellthecomputer,recyclethecomputer,orputthe
computerinanoperationalstateafterallothermethodsofrecoveryhavefailed.Asaprecautionarymeasure,
itisimportanttocreaterecoverymediaasearlyaspossible.
Note:Therecoveryoperationsyoucanperformusingrecoverymediavarydependingontheoperating
systemfromwhichtherecoverymediawerecreated.Therecoverymediamightcontainabootmedium
andadatamedium.YourMicrosoftWindowslicensepermitsyoutocreateonlyonedatamedium,soitis
importantthatyoustoretherecoverymediainasafeplaceafteryouhavemadethem.
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