Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E531 - Using the Onekey Recovery Pro Workspace

Performingarecoveryoperation
ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoperformarecoveryoperationusingtheOneKeyRecovery
Proprogram.
1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageTools➙Enhanced
BackupandRestore.TheOneKeyRecoveryProprogramopens.
2.IntheOneKeyRecoveryProprogrammainwindow,clicktheLaunchadvancedOneKeyRecovery
Proarrow.
3.ClicktheRestoreyoursystemfromabackupicon.
4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetherecoveryoperation.
FormoreinformationaboutperformingarecoveryoperationfromtheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspace,see
“UsingtheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspace”onpage61.
UsingtheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspace
TheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspaceresidesinaprotected,hiddenareaofyourharddiskdrivethat
operatesindependentlyfromtheWindowsoperatingsystem.Thisenablesyoutoperformrecovery
operationsevenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.Youcanperformthefollowingrecovery
operationsfromtheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspace:
•Rescuelesfromyourharddiskdriveorfromabackup
TheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspaceenablesyoutolocatelesonyourharddiskdriveandtransfer
themtoanetworkdriveorotherrecordablemedia,suchasaUSBdeviceoradisc.Thissolutionis
availableevenifyoudidnotbackupyourlesorifchangesweremadetothelessinceyourlastbackup
operation.YoualsocanrescueindividuallesfromaOneKeyRecoveryProbackuplocatedonyourlocal
harddiskdrive,aUSBdevice,oranetworkdrive.
•RestoreyourharddiskdrivefromaOneKeyRecoveryProbackup
IfyouhavebackedupyourharddiskdriveusingtheOneKeyRecoveryProprogram,youcanrestorethe
harddiskdrivefromaOneKeyRecoveryProbackup,evenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperating
system.
•Restoreyourharddiskdrivetothefactorydefaultsettings
TheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspaceenablesyoutorestorethecompletecontentsofyourharddiskdrive
tothefactorydefaultsettings.Ifyouhavemultiplepartitionsonyourharddiskdrive,youhavetheoption
torestorethefactorydefaultsettingstotheC:partitionandleavetheotherpartitionsintact.Becausethe
OneKeyRecoveryProworkspaceoperatesindependentlyfromtheWindowsoperatingsystem,youcan
restorethefactorydefaultsettingsevenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.
Attention:IfyourestoretheharddiskdrivefromaOneKeyRecoveryProbackuporrestoretheharddisk
drivetothefactorydefaultsettings,alllesontheprimaryharddiskdrivepartition(usuallydriveC:)willbe
deletedintherecoveryprocess.Ifpossible,makecopiesofimportantles.Ifyouareunabletostartthe
Windowsoperatingsystem,youcanusetherescuelesfeatureoftheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspaceto
copylesfromyourharddiskdrivetoothermedia.
TostarttheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspace,dothefollowing:
1.Makesurethatthecomputeristurnedoff.
2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF11keywhenturningonthecomputer.Whenyouhearbeepsor
seealogoscreen,releasetheF11key.
3.IfyouhavesetaOneKeyRecoveryPropassword,typeyourpasswordwhenprompted.TheOneKey
RecoveryProworkspaceopensafterashortdelay.
Note:IftheOneKeyRecoveryProworkspacefailstoopen,see“Solvingrecoveryproblems”onpage63
.
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