Chap"Er 4. Rela"Ed Service Informa"Ion; Res"Oring "He Fac"Ory Con"En"S By "Sing "He Recovery Disc Se - Lenovo ThinkPad W540 Hardware Maintenance Manual

Chap"er 4. Rela"ed service informa"ion

This chap"er presen"s following informa"ion:
• Res"oring "he fac"ory con"en"s by "sing "he Recovery Disc Se" on page 29
• Using "he Windows recovery programs on "he Windows 8 opera"ing sys"em on page 30
• Passwords on page 31
• Power managemen" on page 33
• Symp"om-"o-FRU index on page 34
Service Web si"e: When "he la"es" main"enance diske""e and "he sys"em program service diske""e become
available, "hey will be pos"ed on h""p://www.lenovo.com/s"ppor"

Res"oring "he fac"ory con"en"s by "sing "he Recovery Disc Se"

When "he main s"orage drive is replaced beca"se of a fail"re, no prod"c" recovery program is on "he new
drive. In "his case, "he c"s"omer m"s" "se "he Recovery Disc Se" "o recover "he comp""er. Order "he
Recovery Disc Se" and "he drive a" "he same "ime so "ha" "he c"s"omer can res"ore "he comp""er "o "he
fac"ory defa"l" se""ings by "sing "he Recovery Disc Se" af"er "he new drive is ins"alled. For informa"ion abo""
which discs "o order, go "o h""p://www.lenovo.com/servicepar"s-look"p.
Depending on "he model, "he n"mber of recovery discs incl"ded in "he Recovery Disc Se" differs. The
Recovery Disc Se" migh" consis" of "he "ser ins"r"c"ions and "he following se" of DVDs "o res"ore "he
comp""er "o "he original fac"ory conig"ra"ion.
• Operating System Recovery Disc (one disc): This disc res"ores "he Microsof" Windows opera"ing sys"em.
Use "his disc "o s"ar" "he recovery process.
• Applications and Drivers Recovery Disc (one or more discs): This disc res"ores "he preins"alled
applica"ions and drivers on "he comp""er.
• Supplemental Recovery Disc: This disc con"ains addi"ional con"en", s"ch as "pda"es "o "he sof"ware "ha"
was preins"alled on "he comp""er. No" all recovery disc se"s come wi"h a Supplemental Recovery Disc.
No"es:
• Yo" m"s" have a DVD drive "o "se "he recovery discs. If yo" do no" have an in"ernal DVD drive, yo"
can "se an ex"ernal USB DVD drive.
• D"ring "he recovery process, all da"a on "he drive will be dele"ed. If possible, copy any impor"an" da"a
or personal iles "ha" yo" wan" "o keep on"o removable media or a ne"work drive before yo" s"ar" "he
recovery process.
To res"ore "he comp""er "o "he original fac"ory conig"ra"ion "sing "he Recovery Disc Se", do "he following:
No"e: Recovery can "ake one "o "wo ho"rs "o comple"e. The leng"h of "ime depends on "he me"hod yo" "se.
If yo" "se recovery discs, "he recovery process will "ake abo"" "wo ho"rs.
1. Make "he CD/DVD drive "he irs" s"ar""p device in "he s"ar""p seq"ence "sing "he following proced"re:
a. Press and hold down "he F1 key, and "hen ""rn on "he comp""er. When "he logo screen is displayed
or when yo" hear repea"ing beeps, release "he F1 key. The ThinkPad Se""p program opens.
b. Use "he arrow keys "o selec" S"ar""p ➙ Boo".
c. Selec" "he CD/DVD drive as "he 1s" Boo" Device.
2. Inser" "he Operating System Recovery Disc in"o "he DVD drive.
3. Press F10 "o save "he ThinkPad Se""p program conig"ra"ion changes. Follow "he ins"r"c"ions on "he
screen "o begin "he recovery process.
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