Creating A Rescue Medium; Using A Rescue Medium - Lenovo 3692A3U User Manual

Creating a rescue medium

This section provides instructions on how to create a rescue medium on different
operating systems.
v To create a rescue medium on the Windows 7 operating system, do the
v To create a rescue medium on the Windows Vista operating system or the

Using a rescue medium

This section provides instructions on how to use the rescue medium you have
created.
v If you have created a rescue medium using a disc, do the following to use the
v If you have created a rescue medium using a USB hard disk drive, do the
v If you have created a rescue medium using the secondary internal hard disk
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following:
1. From the Windows desktop, click Start → All Programs → Lenovo
ThinkVantage Tools → Enhanced Backup and Restore. The Rescue and
Recovery program opens.
2. In the Rescue and Recovery main window, click the Launch advanced
Rescue and Recovery arrow.
3. Click the Create Rescue Media icon. The Create Rescue and Recovery Media
window opens.
4. In the Rescue Media area, select the type of the rescue medium you want to
create. You can create a rescue medium using a disc, a USB hard disk drive,
or a secondary internal hard disk drive.
5. Click OK and follow the instructions on the screen to create a rescue
medium.
Windows XP operating system, do the following:
1. From the Windows desktop, click Start → All Programs → ThinkVantage →
Create Recovery Media. The Create Rescue and Recovery Media window
opens.
2. In the Rescue Media area, select the type of the rescue medium you want to
create. You can create a rescue medium using a disc, a USB hard disk drive,
or a secondary internal hard disk drive.
3. Click OK and follow the instructions on the screen to create a rescue
medium.
rescue medium:
1. Turn off your computer.
2. Repeatedly press and release the F12 key when turning on the computer.
When the Please select boot device window opens, release the F12 key.
3. Select the desired optical drive as the first boot device. Then, insert the
rescue disc into the optical drive and press Enter. The rescue medium starts.
following to use the rescue medium:
1. Attach the USB hard disk drive to one of the USB connectors on your
computer.
2. Repeatedly press and release the F12 key when turning on the computer.
When the Please select boot device window opens, release the F12 key.
3. Select the USB hard disk drive as the first boot device and press Enter. The
rescue medium starts.
drive, select the secondary internal hard disk drive as the first boot device in the
startup device sequence to start the rescue medium. See "Selecting a startup
device" on page 47.