Recovery Information - Lenovo ThinkStation P520 Hardware Maintenance Manual

2. Repeatedly press and release the F10 key when turning on the computer. The main screen of the UEFI
diagnostic program is displayed.
3. Follow the instructions on the screen to run the diagnostic program.
Table 1. Items on the main screen of the UEFI diagnostic program
DIAGNOSTICS
• CPU [1]
• DISPLAY [2]
• MEMORY [3]
• MOTHERBOARD [4]
• OPTICAL [5]
• PCI EXPRESS [6]
• STORAGE [7]
• RUN ALL [R]
Note: DIAGNOSTIC EVENT LOG [F2] provides the real-time hardware diagnostic information with error
date, time, error code, and general problem description. For more information about the error code, go to
www.thinkworkstationsoftware.com

Recovery information

This section provides instructions on how to recover your operating system.
Note: If a device does not work correctly after recovering the operating system, update the device driver.
See "Keeping your computer current" on page 61.
To recover your Windows 10 operating system, use the following solutions:
• Use Windows recovery solutions.
– Use recovery solutions in Windows Settings.
1. Click the Start button to open the Start menu.
2. Click Settings ➙ Update & Security ➙ Recovery.
3. Follow the instructions on the screen to choose the appropriate recovery solution.
– Use System Restore to restore system files and settings to an earlier point.
1. Click the Start button to open the Start menu.
2. Click Windows System ➙ Control Panel.
3. View Control Panel by Large icons or Small icons, and then click Recovery ➙ Open System
Restore.
4. Follow the instructions on the screen.
– Use the File History tool to restore your files from a backup.
Note: If you use the File History tool to restore your files from a backup, ensure that you backed up
your data earlier with the tool.
1. Click the Start button to open the Start menu.
2. Click Windows System ➙ Control Panel.
3. View Control Panel by Large icons or Small icons, and then click File History ➙ Restore personal
files.
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TOOLS
• SYSTEM INFORMATION [F1]
• DIAGNOSTIC EVENT LOG [F2]
. Press Shift+M to view detailed description of each event log.