Creating And Using Rescue Media; Creating And Using A Recovery Repair Diskette - Lenovo 73879HU User Manual

Creating and using rescue media

Rescue media such as a CD or USB hard disk drive enables you to recover from
failures that prevent you from gaining access to the Rescue and Recovery
workspace on your hard disk.
Note: The rescue disc, the first disc of the Product Recovery discs and the backup
To create rescue media, do the following:
1. From the Windows desktop, click Start, click All Programs, click Lenovo Care,
2. In the Rescue Media area, select the type of rescue media you want to create.
3. Click OK.
4. Follow the instructions on the screen.
To use rescue media, do one of the following:
v Insert the rescue disc and restart your computer.
v Attach your USB hard disk drive to one of the USB connectors on your
When the rescue media starts, the Rescue and Recovery workspace opens. Help for
each feature is available from the Rescue and Recovery workspace. If your rescue
media fails to start, you might not have your rescue device (CD drive, DVD drive,
or USB device) set correctly in your BIOS startup sequence. See "Setting a rescue
device in the startup sequence" on page 39 for more information.

Creating and using a Recovery Repair diskette

If you are unable to access the Rescue and Recovery workspace or the Windows
environment, use a Recovery Repair diskette to repair the Rescue and Recovery
workspace or repair a file needed to enter the Windows environment. It is
important to create a Recovery Repair diskette as soon as possible and store it in a
safe place.
To create a Recovery Repair diskette, do the following:
1. Start your computer and operating system.
2. Using an Internet browser, go to the following Web address:
http://www.lenovo.com/think/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-54483
3. Insert a diskette into diskette drive A. Information on the diskette will be
4. Double-click on the Recovery Repair rnrrepair.exe file. The diskette is created.
5. Take out the diskette and label it Recovery Repair diskette.
discs are startable (bootable). They can be started in any type of CD or DVD
drive except for a DVD-RAM media.
then click Create Recovery Media.
You can create rescue media using a CD, USB hard drive, or an internal hard
drive.
computer, then turn on your computer.
erased and the diskette will be formatted appropriately.
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