Chapter 4. Related Service Information; Restoring The Factory Contents By Using Recovery Disc Set - Lenovo ThinkPad T510 Hardware Maintenance Manual

Chapter 4. Related service information

This chapter presents following information:
• "Restoring the factory contents by using Recovery Disc Set" on page 45
• "Passwords" on page 46
• "Power management" on page 48
• "Symptom-to-FRU index" on page 49
Service Web site:
When the latest maintenance diskette and the system program service diskette become available, they will
be posted on http://www.lenovo.com/spm

Restoring the factory contents by using Recovery Disc Set

When the hard disk drive (HDD) or solid state drive (SSD) is replaced because of a failure, no product recovery
program is on the new drive. In this case, you must use the Recovery Disc Set for the computer. Order the
Recovery Disc Set and the drive at the same time so that you can recover the new drive with the pre-installed
software when they arrive. For information on which discs to order, see "Recovery discs" on page 184.
The recovery disc set consists of the user instructions and the following set of DVDs to restore the computer
to the original factory configuration.
Operating System Recovery Disc (one disc)
Applications and Drivers Recovery Disc (one or
more discs)
Supplemental Recovery Disc
Notes:
• You must have a DVD drive to use the recovery discs. If you do not have an internal DVD drive, you
can use an external USB DVD drive.
• During the recovery process, all data on the drive will be deleted. If possible, copy any important data
or personal files that you want to keep onto removable media or a network drive before you start the
recovery process.
To restore the computer to the original factory configuration using the recovery disc set, do the following:
Note: Recovery takes several hours. The length of time depends on the method you use. If you use recovery
discs, recovery takes at least five hours.
1. Make the CD/DVD drive the first startup device in the startup sequence using the following procedure:
a. Press and hold down the F1 key, and then turn on the computer. When the logo screen is displayed
or if you hear repeating beeps, release the F1 key. The Setup Utility program opens.
b. Use the arrow keys to select Startup ➙ Boot.
c. Select the CD/DVD drive as the 1st Boot Device.
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This disc restores the Microsoft® Windows
operating system. Use this disc to start the recovery
process.
This disc restores the preinstalled applications and
drivers on the computer.
This disc contains additional content, such as
updates to the software that was preinstalled on the
computer. Not all recovery disc sets come with a
Supplemental Recovery Disc.
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