Lenovo ThinkStation C20 - Performing Backup and Recovery Operations

•OntheWindows7operatingsystem,youcanuserecoverymediatorestorethecomputertothefactory
defaultsettingsonly.Youcanuserecoverymediatoputthecomputerinanoperationalstateafterall
othermethodsofrecoveryhavefailed.
Attention:Whenyouuserecoverymediatorestorethecomputertothefactorydefaultsettings,allthe
lescurrentlyontheharddiskdrivewillbedeletedandreplacedbythefactorydefaultsettings.
TouserecoverymediaontheWindows7operatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.Dependingonthetypeofyourrecoverymedia,connectthebootmedium(memorykeyorotherUSB
storagedevice)tothecomputer,orinsertthebootdiscintotheopticaldrive.
2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheStartupDevice
Menuopens,releasetheF12key.
3.SelectthedesiredstartupdeviceandpressEnter.Therestoreprocessbegins.
4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetheoperation.
Notes:
1.Afterrestoringyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings,youmighthavetoreinstalldevicedrivers
forsomedevices.See“Installingorreinstallingdevicedrivers”onpage46.
2.SomecomputerscomewithMicrosoftOfceorMicrosoftWorkspreinstalled.Ifyouneedtorecover
orreinstallyourMicrosoftOfceorMicrosoftWorksapplications,youmustusetheMicrosoftOfce
CDorMicrosoftWorksCD.ThesediscsareprovidedonlywithcomputerspreinstalledwithMicrosoft
OfceorMicrosoftWorks.
•OntheWindowsXPoperatingsystem,youcanuseProductRecoverydiscstorestoreyourcomputerto
thefactorydefaultsettings,performacustomfactoryrecovery,orperformotherrescueandrecovery
operationssuchasrescuingindividualles.YouwillbegiventheoptiontoentertheRescueandRecovery
workspaceandchoosefromavarietyofrecoveryoperations.
Attention:WhenyouuseProductRecoverydiscstorestorethecomputertothefactorydefaultsettings,
allthelescurrentlyontheharddiskdrivewillbedeletedandreplacedbythefactorydefaultsettings.
Duringtherestoreprocess,youwillbegiventheoptiontosaveoneormorelescurrentlyonthehard
diskdrivetoothermediabeforethedataisdeleted.
TouseProductRecoverydiscsontheWindowsXPoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheStartupDevice
Menuopens,releasetheF12key.
2.Insertthebootdiscintotheopticaldrive.
3.SelecttheopticaldrivewiththebootdiscasthestartupdeviceandpressEnter.Afterashortdelay,
theRescueandRecoveryworkspaceopens.
4.OntheRescueandRecoverymenu,clickRestoreyoursystem.
5.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.InserttheappropriateProductRecoverydiscwhenprompted.
Performingbackupandrecoveryoperations
TheRescueandRecoveryprogramenablesyoutobackupallyourharddiskdrivecontentsincludingthe
operatingsystem,datales,softwareprograms,andpersonalsettings.Youcandesignatewherethe
RescueandRecoveryprogramstoresthebackup:
•Inaprotectedareaofyourharddiskdrive
•Onthesecondaryharddiskdriveifasecondaryharddiskdriveisinstalledinyourcomputer
•OnanattachedexternalUSBharddiskdrive
•Onanetworkdrive
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