Chapter 4. Related Service Information; Restoring The Factory Contents By Using The Product Recovery Disc Set - Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 12 Hardware Maintenance Manual

Chapter 4. Related service information

This chapter presents following information:
• "Restoring the factory contents by using the product Recovery Disc Set" on page 29
• "Using the Windows recovery programs on the Windows 8.1 operating system" on page 30
• "Recovery overview for the Windows 10 operating system" on page 32
• "Passwords" on page 34
• "Power management" on page 36
• "Symptom-to-FRU index" on page 37
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/support

Restoring the factory contents by using the product Recovery Disc Set

When the main storage device is replaced because of a failure, no product recovery program is on the new
drive. In this case, the customer must use the Recovery Disc Set to recover the tablet. Order the Recovery
Disc Set and the drive at the same time so that the customer can restore the tablet to the factory default
settings by using the Recovery Disc Set after the new drive is installed. For information about which discs to
order, go to:
http://www.lenovo.com/serviceparts-lookup
Depending on the model, the number of recovery discs included in the Recovery Disc Set differs. To restore
the factory contents by using the product Recovery Disc Set, do the following:
Notes:
• 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.
• The recovery process takes one to two hours to complete. The length of time depends on the method you
use. If you use product Recovery Disc Set, the recovery process takes about two hours.
1. Connect an external CD/DVD drive.
2. Make the CD/DVD drive the first startup device in the startup sequence using the following procedure:
a. Open the ThinkPad Setup program and select Startup ➙ Boot.
b. Select the CD/DVD drive as the 1st Boot Device.
3. Insert the bootable recovery disc into the CD/DVD drive.
4. Start the computer from the external CD/DVD drive.
5. When promoted, select your language and click Next.
6. Read the license and accept the terms and conditions. Then follow the instructions on the screen.
7. If the Recovery Disc Set contains a Supplemental Recovery Disc, insert it when prompted and click Yes.
Note: Not all Recovery Disc Sets come with a Supplemental Recovery Disc. If there is a Supplemental
Recovery Disc, it will be clearly marked as such.
8. When all of the data has been copied from the last disc in the set and has been processed, remove
the external CD/DVD drive and restart the computer. Follow the instructions on the screen to finish
the recovery.
Note: The rest of the recovery process is fully automated and no action from you is required. The
computer will restart into the Microsoft Windows desktop several times and you might experience
periods when no activity is apparent on the screen for several minutes at a time. This is normal.
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