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Chapter 4. Recovery options
Using Rescue and Recovery
If Windows is not running properly, use the Rescue and Recovery workspace
to help solve or identify your problem. Do the following:
1. Turn off your computer.
2. Press the Lenovo Care button to turn on the computer and immediately
3. After the Rescue and Recovery workspace opens, you can do the
For more information about using Rescue and Recovery features, see the
"Recovery overview" section in online Access Help.
Restoring factory contents
Instead of providing a recovery disc or a Windows disc with your computer,
Lenovo provides simpler alternative methods of accomplishing the tasks
typically associated with these discs. The files and programs for these
alternative methods are on your hard disk, which eliminates having to locate
misplaced discs and problems associated with using an incorrect disc version.
The complete backup of all the files and programs that Lenovo preinstalled on
your computer resides in a hidden protected area, or partition, of the hard
disk. Although hidden, the backups in the partition consume hard disk space.
Therefore, when checking the capacity of your hard disk according to
Windows, you might note that the total capacity of the disk appears to be
smaller than anticipated. This discrepancy is explained by the contents of the
hidden partition.
The Product Recovery Program contained within this area enables you to
restore the complete contents of your hard disk to the same state as it was
when originally shipped from the factory.
Note: The recovery process might take a couple of hours.
To recover the hard disk to its original contents, do the following:
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enter the Rescue and Recovery workspace.
following:
v Rescue and restore your files, folders, or backups.
v Configure your computer and passwords.
v Communicate using the Internet and link to the support site.
v Troubleshoot and diagnose problems using diagnostics.
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