Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E430 User Manual

Chapter5.Recoveryoverview
ThischapterprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedbyLenovo.
•“RecoveryoverviewforWindows7models”onpage59
•“RecoveryoverviewforWindows8models”onpage64
RecoveryoverviewforWindows7models
ThissectionprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedbyLenovoontheWindows7
operatingsystem.
Notes:
1.Thereareavarietyofmethodstochoosefromwhenconsideringhowtorecoverintheeventofa
software-orhardware-relatedproblem.Somemethodsvarydependingonthetypeofyouroperating
system.
2.Theproductontherecoverymediamightbeusedonlyforthefollowingpurposes:
•Restoretheproductpreinstalledonyourcomputer
•Reinstalltheproduct
•ModifytheproductusingtheAdditionalFiles
Notes:Topreventpotentialperformancerisksorunexpectedbehaviorthatmightbecausedbythenew
harddiskdrivetechnology,itisrecommendedthatyouuseoneofthefollowingback-upsoftwareprograms:
•LenovoOneKeyRecoveryPro
•SymantecNortonGhostversion15orlater
Notes:Tousethisprogram,dothefollowing:
1.ClickStart➙Run.TheRunwindowopens.
2.Typecmdintheeld.ThenclickOK.
3.Typeghost-align=1mbandpressEnter.
•AcronisTrueImage2010orlater
•ParagonBackup&Recovery10Suitorlater,ParagonBackup&Recovery10Homeorlater
Creatingandusingarecoverymedia
Youcanuserecoverymediatorestoretheharddiskdrivetothefactorydefaultsettings.Recoverymedia
areusefulifyoutransferthecomputertoanotherarea,sellthecomputer,recyclethecomputer,orputthe
computerinanoperationalstateafterallothermethodsofrecoveryhavefailed.Asaprecautionarymeasure,
itisimportanttocreaterecoverymediaasearlyaspossible.
Note:Therecoveryoperationsyoucanperformusingrecoverymediavarydependingontheoperating
systemfromwhichtherecoverymediawerecreated.Therecoverymediamightcontainabootmedium
andadatamedium.YourMicrosoftWindowslicensepermitsyoutocreateonlyonedatamedium,soitis
importantthatyoustoretherecoverymediainasafeplaceafteryouhavemadethem.
Creatingrecoverymedia
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtocreaterecoverymedia.
Note:YoucancreaterecoverymediausingdiscsorexternalUSBstoragedevices.
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Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E430 Specifications

General

Storage	Up to 1TB HDD or 128GB SSD
Graphics	Intel HD Graphics 4000 or NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M
Webcam	720p HD
Processor	Intel Core i3/i5/i7
Display	14-inch HD (1366x768)
RAM	Up to 8GB DDR3
Operating System	Windows 7 Professional
Battery	6-cell
Optical Drive	DVD Burner
Connectivity	802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0
Ports	HDMI, VGA
Audio	Stereo speakers, Dolby Advanced Audio
Keyboard	Spill-resistant