Solving Recovery Problems - Lenovo ThinkPad Edge L330 User Manual

Attention: If you need updated device drivers, do not download them from the Windows Update Web site.
Obtain them from Lenovo. For more information, see "Making sure device drivers are current" on page 74.

Solving recovery problems

If you are unable to access the Rescue and Recovery workspace or the Windows environment, do one
of the following:
• Use a rescue medium to start the Rescue and Recovery workspace. See "Creating and using a rescue
medium" on page 52.
• Use recovery media if all other methods of recovery have failed and you need to restore the hard disk
drive to the factory default settings. See "Performing backup and recovery operations" on page 50.
Note: If you are unable to access the Rescue and Recovery workspace or the Windows environment
from a rescue medium or recovery media, you might not have the rescue device (an internal hard disk
drive, a disc, a USB hard disk drive, or other external devices) set as the first boot device in the startup
device sequence. You must first make sure that your rescue device is set as the first boot device in the
startup device sequence in the ThinkPad Setup program. For detailed information on how to temporarily or
permanently change the startup device sequence, see "ThinkPad Setup" on page 58.
It is important to create a rescue medium and a set of recovery media as early as possible and store them
in a safe place for future use.
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