Moving Your Computer - Lenovo THINKCENTRE M79 User Manual

– For Windows 8.1: Open Control Panel. View Control Panel using Large icons or Small icons, and then
click Recovery. Follow the instructions on the screen.
Note: For detailed information on how to open Control Panel on Windows 8.1, see "Accessing Control
Panel on the Windows 8.1 operating system" on page 21.
– For Windows 10: Right-click the Start button to open the Start context menu, and then click Control
Panel. View Control Panel using Large icons or Small icons, and then click Recovery. Follow the
instructions on the screen.
• For Windows 7, create a rescue medium as early as possible. You can use the rescue medium to
recover from failures that prevent you from gaining access to the Rescue and Recovery workspace
on your storage drive.
To create a rescue medium, open the Rescue and Recovery program. See "Accessing a program on your
computer" on page 12. For more information about creating a rescue medium, refer to the help system
of the program.

Moving your computer

Take the following precautions before moving your computer:
1. Back up all files and data from the hard disk drive. There are a variety of backup programs available
commercially. If you use the Windows 7 operating system, Lenovo provides the Rescue and Recovery
program to help you back up and restore data. See "Performing backup and recovery operations"
on page 62.
2. Remove all media from your computer, such as discs, USB storage devices, memory cards, and so on.
3. Turn off the computer and all attached devices. Your hard disk drive automatically parks the read/write
head in a nondata area. This prevents damage to the hard disk drive.
4. Unplug the power cords from electrical outlets.
5. Disconnect communication cables, such as modem or network cables, from the outlets first, and then
disconnect the other ends from the computer.
6. Note where any remaining cables are attached to the computer; then, remove them.
7. If you saved the original shipping cartons and packing materials, use them to pack the units. If you are
using different cartons, cushion the units to avoid damage.
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