Using Recovery Media; Installing Or Reinstalling Device Drivers - Lenovo ThinkCentre A58e 3425 User Manual

Using recovery media

This section provides instructions on how to use recovery media.
You can use recovery media to restore the computer to the factory default settings
only. Use recovery media to put the computer in an operational state after all other
methods of recovery have failed.
Attention: When you use recovery media to restore the computer to the factory
default settings, all the files currently on the hard disk drive will be deleted and
replaced by the factory default settings.
To use recovery media to restore the computer to the factory default settings, do
the following:
1. Depending on the type of your recovery media, connect the boot medium
2. Repeatedly press and release the F12 key when restarting the computer. When
3. Depending on the type of your recovery media, select the desired startup
4. Follow the instructions on the screen.
After restoring the computer to the factory default settings, you might have to
reinstall some software programs or device drivers. See "Installing or reinstalling
device drivers" for details.

Installing or reinstalling device drivers

Before installing or reinstalling device drivers, make sure that you have a
preinstalled operating system and the documentation and software media for the
device.
Device drivers for factory-installed devices are located in the SWTOOLS\DRIVERS
subdirectory on the computer hard disk drive (usually drive C:). The latest device
drivers for factory-installed devices are also available at http://www.lenovo.com/
support. Other device drivers are on the software media that come with individual
devices.
To install or reinstall a device driver for a factory-installed device, do the
following:
1. Turn on the computer.
2. Use Windows Explorer or My Computer to display the directory structure of
3. Go to the C:\SWTOOLS directory.
4. Open the DRIVERS folder. Within the DRIVERS folder, there are several
5. Open the appropriate device subfolder.
6. Do one of the following:
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(memory key or other USB storage device) to the computer, or insert the boot
disc into the optical drive.
the Startup Device Menu opens, release the F12 key.
device and press Enter. For example, if you are using a boot disc, select the
optical drive as the startup device. The restoration process begins.
your hard disk drive.
subfolders named for various devices installed in your computer, such as
AUDIO or VIDEO.
v In the device subfolder, look for a README.txt file or a file with the .txt
extension. This file might be named after the operating system, such as