ThinkPad S540 - Using the Rescue and Recovery Workspace

3.ClickBackupyourharddriveandselectbackupoperationoptions.Then,followtheinstructionson
thescreentocompletethebackupoperation.
Performingarecoveryoperation
ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoperformarecoveryoperationusingtheRescueandRecovery
program.
1.FromtheWindowsdesktop,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantageTools➙Enhanced
BackupandRestore.TheRescueandRecoveryprogramopens.
2.IntheRescueandRecoveryprogrammainwindow,clicktheLaunchadvancedRescueandRecovery
arrow.
3.ClicktheRestoreyoursystemfromabackupicon.
4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetherecoveryoperation.
FormoreinformationaboutperformingarecoveryoperationfromtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace,see
“UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace”onpage59.
UsingtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace
TheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceresidesinaprotected,hiddenareaofyourharddiskdrivethat
operatesindependentlyfromtheWindowsoperatingsystem.Thisenablesyoutoperformrecovery
operationsevenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.Youcanperformthefollowingrecovery
operationsfromtheRescueandRecoveryworkspace:
•Rescuefilesfromyourharddiskdrive,hybriddrive,orfromabackup
TheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceenablesyoutolocatefilesonyourharddiskdriveorhybriddrive
andtransferthemtoanetworkdriveorotherrecordablemedia,suchasaUSBdeviceoradisc.This
solutionisavailableevenifyoudidnotbackupyourfilesorifchangesweremadetothefilessinceyour
lastbackupoperation.YoualsocanrescueindividualfilesfromaRescueandRecoverybackuplocated
onyourlocalharddiskdriveorhybriddrive,aUSBdevice,oranetworkdrive.
•RestoreyourharddiskdriveorhybriddrivefromaRescueandRecoverybackup
IfyouhavebackedupyourharddiskdriveorhybriddriveusingtheRescueandRecoveryprogram,
youcanrestoretheharddiskdrivefromaRescueandRecoverybackup,evenifyoucannotstartthe
Windowsoperatingsystem.
•Restoreyourharddiskdriveorhybriddrivetothefactorydefaultsettings
TheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceenablesyoutorestorethecompletecontentsofyourharddisk
driveorhybriddrivetothefactorydefaultsettings.Ifyouhavemultiplepartitionsonyourharddiskdrive
orhybriddrive,youhavetheoptiontorestorethefactorydefaultsettingstotheC:partitionandleave
theotherpartitionsintact.BecausetheRescueandRecoveryworkspaceoperatesindependentlyfrom
theWindowsoperatingsystem,youcanrestorethefactorydefaultsettingsevenifyoucannotstartthe
Windowsoperatingsystem.
Attention:IfyourestoretheharddiskdriveorhybriddrivefromaRescueandRecoverybackuporrestore
theharddiskdriveorhybriddrivetothefactorydefaultsettings,allfilesontheprimaryharddiskdriveor
hybriddrivepartition(usuallydriveC:)willbedeletedintherecoveryprocess.Ifpossible,makecopiesof
importantfiles.IfyouareunabletostarttheWindowsoperatingsystem,youcanusetherescuefilesfeature
oftheRescueandRecoveryworkspacetocopyfilesfromyourharddiskdriveorhybriddrivetoothermedia.
TostarttheRescueandRecoveryworkspace,dothefollowing:
1.Ensurethatthecomputeristurnedoff.
2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF11keywhenturningonthecomputer.Whenyouhearbeepsor
seealogoscreen,releasetheF11key.
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